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Exceptionally prolonged tooth formation in elasmosaurid plesiosaurians

Elasmosaurid plesiosaurians were globally prolific marine reptiles that dominated the Mesozoic seas for over 70 million years. Their iconic body-plan incorporated an exceedingly long neck and small skull equipped with prominent intermeshing ‘fangs’. How this bizarre dental apparatus was employed in...

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Autores principales: Kear, Benjamin P., Larsson, Dennis, Lindgren, Johan, Kundrát, Martin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5328283/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28241059
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0172759