Diversity of hypsodont teeth in mammalian dentitions - Construction and classification

Palaeontographica, Abteilung A: Palaozoologie - Stratigraphie

Volumn 294, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 63-94

  Koenigswald, Wighart V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dentine hypsodonty; Enamel band hypsodonty; Heterochrony; Multicusped hypsodonty; Partial hypsodonty; Sidewall hypsodonty; Unicuspid hypsodonty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855989229     PISSN: 03750442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1127/pala/294/2011/63     Document Type: Article

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