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Cranial osteology of Hypoptophis (Aparallactinae: Atractaspididae: Caenophidia), with a discussion on the evolution of its fossorial adaptations

Fossoriality evolved early in snakes, and has left its signature on the cranial morphology of many extinct Mesozoic and early Caenozoic forms. Knowledge of the cranial osteology of extant snakes is indispensable for associating the crania of extinct lineages with a particular mode of life; this appl...

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Autores principales: Das, Sunandan, Brecko, Jonathan, Pauwels, Olivier S. G., Merilä, Juha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9305546/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35094424
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.21457

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