Synchrotron imaging of dentition provides insights into the biology of Hesperornis and Ichthyornis, the “last” toothed birds

BACKGROUND: The dentitions of extinct organisms can provide pivotal information regarding their phylogenetic position, as well as paleobiology, diet, development, and growth. Extant birds are edentulous (toothless), but their closest relatives among stem birds, the Cretaceous Hesperornithiformes and...

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Autores principales: Dumont, Maïtena, Tafforeau, Paul, Bertin, Thomas, Bhullar, Bhart-Anjan, Field, Daniel, Schulp, Anne, Strilisky, Brandon, Thivichon-Prince, Béatrice, Viriot, Laurent, Louchart, Antoine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5034473/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27659919
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-016-0753-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5034473/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27659919
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-016-0753-6

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