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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Publicado en:BMC Evol Biol
Autores principales: Dumont, Maïtena, Tafforeau, Paul, Bertin, Thomas, Bhullar, Bhart-Anjan, Field, Daniel, Schulp, Anne, Strilisky, Brandon, Thivichon-Prince, Béatrice, Viriot, Laurent, Louchart, Antoine
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Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea: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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