Tooth replacement pattern of Coloborhynchus robustus (Pterosauria) from the lower cretaceous of Brazil

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 269, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 332-348

  Fastnacht, Michael ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coloborhynchus; Replacement waves; Tooth mechanics; Tooth replacement; Zahnreihen

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); MAMMALIA; PTEROSAURIA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DENTITION; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPTILE; TOOTH; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; DENTITION; FOSSILS; ODONTOGENESIS; PALEODONTOLOGY; REPTILES; TOOTH;

EID: 42949166364     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10591     Document Type: Article

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