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A new fossil dolphin Dilophodelphis fordycei provides insight into the evolution of supraorbital crests in Platanistoidea (Mammalia, Cetacea)

Many odontocete groups have developed enlarged facial crests, although these crests differ in topography, composition and function. The most elaborate crests occur in the South Asian river dolphin (Platanista gangetica), in which they rise dorsally as delicate, pneumatized wings anterior of the faci...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Boersma, Alexandra T., McCurry, Matthew R., Pyenson, Nicholas D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society Publishing 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5451807/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28573006
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.170022

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