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Convergent dental adaptations in the serrations of hypercarnivorous synapsids and dinosaurs

Theropod dinosaurs are well known for having a ziphodont dentition: serrated, blade-shaped teeth that they used for cutting through prey. Serrations along the carinae of theropod teeth are composed of true denticles, a complex arrangement of dentine, enamel, and interdental folds. This structure wou...

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Published in:Biol Lett
Main Authors: Whitney, M. R., LeBlanc, A. R. H., Reynolds, A. R., Brink, K. S.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7775981/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33321067
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2020.0750
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