Dental microwear in Triassic amniotes: Implications for paleoecology and masticatory mechanics

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 320-329

  Goswami, Anjali ^a,b   Flynn, John J ^a,b   Ranivoharimanana, Lovasoa ^c   Wyss, André R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTITION; PALEOECOLOGY; TRIASSIC;

AMNIOTA; DINOSAURIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 23044491554     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2005)025[0320:DMITAI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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