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The evolution of fossoriality and the adaptive role of horns in the Mylagaulidae (Mammalia: Rodentia)

Ceratogaulus, a member of the extinct fossorial rodent clade Mylagaulidae, is the only known rodent with horns and the smallest known horned mammal. The function of the large, dorsally projecting nasal horns on this burrowing animal has been the subject of wide speculation among palaeontologists; su...

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Autore principale: Hopkins, Samantha S.B
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: The Royal Society 2005
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1559849/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16087426
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2005.3171
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