The evolution of extreme hypercarnivory in metriorhynchidae (Mesoeucrocodylia: Thalattosuchia) based on evidence from microscopic denticle morphology

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1451-1465

  De Andrade, Marco Brandalise D ^a   Young, Mark T ^a,b   Desojo, Julia B ^c   Brusatte, Stephen L ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^d DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^e Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORY; CLADISTICS; DENTITION; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL RECORD; KIMMERIDGIAN; MESOZOIC; NEW RECORD; PALEONTOLOGY; REPTILE; TAXONOMY; TITHONIAN; TOOTH; TREND ANALYSIS;

GERMANY;

CROCODYLOMORPHA; MESOEUCROCODYLIA; METRIORHYNCHIDAE; THALATTOSUCHIA;

EID: 77957798855     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2010.501442     Document Type: Article

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