Synchrotron imaging of dentition provides insights into the biology of Hesperornis and Ichthyornis, the “last” toothed birds

BACKGROUND: The dentitions of extinct organisms can provide pivotal information regarding their phylogenetic position, as well as paleobiology, diet, development, and growth. Extant birds are edentulous (toothless), but their closest relatives among stem birds, the Cretaceous Hesperornithiformes and...

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Publié dans:BMC Evol Biol
Auteurs principaux: Dumont, Maïtena, Tafforeau, Paul, Bertin, Thomas, Bhullar, Bhart-Anjan, Field, Daniel, Schulp, Anne, Strilisky, Brandon, Thivichon-Prince, Béatrice, Viriot, Laurent, Louchart, Antoine
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: BioMed Central 2016
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Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5034473/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27659919
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-016-0753-6
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