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A sphenodontine (Rhynchocephalia) from the Miocene of New Zealand and palaeobiogeography of the tuatara (Sphenodon)

Jaws and dentition closely resembling those of the extant tuatara (Sphenodon) are described from the Manuherikia Group (Early Miocene; 19–16 million years ago, Mya) of Central Otago, New Zealand. This material is significant in bridging a gap of nearly 70 million years in the rhynchocephalian fossil...

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Hauptverfasser: Jones, Marc E.H., Tennyson, Alan J.D., Worthy, Jennifer P., Evans, Susan E., Worthy, Trevor H.
Format: Artigo
Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: The Royal Society 2009
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2660973/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19203920
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2008.1785
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