Dental microwear of a basal ankylosaurine dinosaur, Jinyunpelta and its implication on evolution of chewing mechanism in ankylosaurs

Jinyunpelta sinensis is a basal ankylosaurine dinosaur excavated from the mid Cretaceous Liangtoutang Formation of Jinyun County, Zhejiang Province, China. In the present study, its dental microwear was observed using a confocal laser microscope. Jinyunpelta had steep wear facets that covered most o...

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Autores principales: Kubo, Tai, Zheng, Wenjie, Kubo, Mugino O., Jin, Xingsheng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7946176/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33690686
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247969

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7946176/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33690686
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247969

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