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