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The hidden teeth of sloths: evolutionary vestiges and the development of a simplified dentition

Xenarthrans are unique among mammals in retaining simplified teeth that are rootless and homodont, which makes it difficult to determine dental homologies. We apply computerized tomography to prenatal developmental series of extant sloths, Bradypus and Choloepus, to further elucidate the patterns of...

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Autores principales: Hautier, Lionel, Gomes Rodrigues, Helder, Billet, Guillaume, Asher, Robert J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4906291/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27297516
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep27763