Biomechanical changes and remodeling of the masticatory apparatus during mammalian evolution: The case of the issiodoromyinae (Rodentia)

Palaios

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 6-13

  Hautier, Lionel ^a   Clavel, Julien ^a   Lazzari, Vincent ^b   Rodrigues, Helder Gomes ^a   Vianey Liaud, Monique ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; DENTITION; FOSSIL RECORD; MORPHOLOGY; RODENT;

MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 75449109045     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/palo.2009.p09-047r     Document Type: Article

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