The late cretaceous lizard Pleurodontagama and the origin of tooth permanency in Lepidosauria

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 231-252

  Borsuk Białynicka, Magdalena ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Lepidosauria; Pleurodontagama; Squamata; Tooth replacement

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DENTITION; LEPIDOSAURIA; PLEURODONTAGAMA; SQUAMATE; TOOTH REPLACEMENT;

EID: 0030439920     PISSN: 05677920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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