Critical revision of the alleged delayed dental eruption in South American "ungulates"

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 170-175

  Kramarz, Alejandro ^a   Bond, Mariano ^b  

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

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

Author keywords

Afrotheria; Dental eruption; Dental replacement; South American "ungulates"

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CRANIUM; DENTITION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GROWTH; REPLACEMENT; TAXONOMY; UNGULATE;

AFROTHERIA; ASTRAPOTHERIA; LAURASIATHERIA; NOTOUNGULATA; PYROTHERIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 84899474523     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2013.11.001     Document Type: Article

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