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Skull osteology of the Eocene amphisbaenian Spathorhynchus fossorium (Reptilia, Squamata) suggests convergent evolution and reversals of fossorial adaptations in worm lizards

The fossorial amphisbaenians, or worm lizards, are characterized by a suite of specialized characters in the skull and postcranium, however fossil evidence suggests that at least some of these shared derived traits evolved convergently. Unfortunately the lack of detailed knowledge of many fossil tax...

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Publicado en:J Anat
Main Authors: Müller, Johannes, Hipsley, Christy A., Maisano, Jessica A.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5068452/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27329946
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joa.12513
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