Tooth histology patterns in early tetrapods and the presence of 'dark dentine'

Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Earth Sciences

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 113-130

  Warren, Anne ^a   Turner, Susan ^b,c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dark dentine; Embolomeri; Petaloid dentine; Rhizodontida; Stem tetrapods; Stereospondyli; Temnospondyli; Tooth histology

Indexed keywords

HISTOLOGY; TETRAPOD; TOOTH;

STEREOSPONDYLI; TEMNOSPONDYLI; TETRAPODA; VARANUS;

EID: 33646434500     PISSN: 02635933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263593305000064     Document Type: Article

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