Jaw mechanism and dental function in the late cretaceous basal eusuchian Iharkutosuchus

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 270, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 903-920

  Osi, Attila ^a   Weishampel, David B ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY   (Hungary)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crocodylia; Dental wear; Iharkutosuchus; Jaw mechanism; Late cretaceous

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DENTAL SURGERY; ENAMEL; FOSSIL; FUNCTIONS OF THE MOUTH, JAWS AND TEETH; HISTOLOGY; HUNGARY; IMAGE PROCESSING; JAW; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; PALATE; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TOOTH; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; DENTAL RESTORATION WEAR; FOSSILS; HUNGARY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; JAW; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PALATAL MUSCLES; PALEODONTOLOGY; TOOTH;

CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); EUSUCHIA;

EID: 68649090991     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10726     Document Type: Article

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