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Large batoid fishes frequently consume stingrays despite skeletal damage

The shapes of vertebrate teeth are often used as hallmarks of diet. Here, however, we demonstrate evidence of frequent piscivory by cartilaginous fishes with pebble-like teeth that are typically associated with durophagy, the eating of hard-shelled prey. High-resolution micro-computed tomography obs...

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Autores principales: Dean, Mason N., Bizzarro, Joseph J., Clark, Brett, Underwood, Charlie J., Johanson, Zerina
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/PMC5627110/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28989770
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.170674