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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |