Evolutionary patterns in the dentition of duplicidentata (Mammalia) and a novel trend in the molarization of premolars

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1-15

  Kraatz, Brian P ^a,b   Meng, Jin ^b   Weksler, Marcelo ^b   Li, Chuankui ^c  

^a Western University of Health Sciences   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTITION; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; LAGOMORPH; MAMMAL; MIMOTONIDAE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PREMOLAR TOOTH; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY;

LAGOMORPHA; MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DENTITION; FOSSILS; LAGOMORPHA; MAMMALS; MOLAR; PALEODONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 77958461516     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012838     Document Type: Article

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