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Evolution of high tooth replacement rates in theropod dinosaurs

Tooth replacement rate is an important contributor to feeding ecology for polyphyodont animals. Dinosaurs exhibit a wide range of tooth replacement rates, mirroring their diverse craniofacial specializations, but little is known about broad-scale allometric or evolutionary patterns within the group....

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Autores principales: D’Emic, Michael D., O’Connor, Patrick M., Pascucci, Thomas R., Gavras, Joanna N., Mardakhayava, Elizabeth, Lund, Eric K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6880968/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31774829
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224734