The teeth of the "toothless": Novelties and key innovations in the evolution of xenarthrans (mammalia, xenarthra)

Paleobiology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 343-366

  Vizcaíno, Sergio F ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CARRION; CLADISTICS; DENTITION; ENAMEL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOSSIL RECORD; HERBIVORE; MAMMAL; MORPHOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY;

EDENTATA; EUARCHONTOGLIRES; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; XENARTHRA;

EID: 69649088846     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0094-8373-35.3.343     Document Type: Article

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