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Dental microwear reveals mammal-like chewing in the neoceratopsian dinosaur Leptoceratops gracilis

Extensive oral processing of food through dental occlusion and orbital mandibular movement is often cited as a uniquely mammalian trait that contributed to their evolutionary success. Save for mandibular translation, these adaptations are not seen in extant archosaurs or lepidosaurs. In contrast, so...

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Autor principal: Varriale, Frank J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4941762/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27441111
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2132

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