Tooth socket histology in the Cretaceous snake Dinilysia, with a review of amniote dental attachment tissues

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 138-145

  Budney, Lisa A ^a   Caldwell, Michael W ^a   Albino, Adriana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; HISTOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; SNAKE; TOOTH;

AMNIOTA; MAMMALIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33646433736     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[138:TSHITC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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