New data on the Late Cretaceous lizard Dicothodon bajaensis (Squamata, Borioteiioidea) from Baja California, Mexico reveals an unusual tooth replacement pattern in squamates

Abstract Borioteiioids comprise an extinct family of squamates that inhabited the Northern Hemisphere during the Cretaceous and were characterized by varying patterns of tooth replacement and dental morphology. Understanding the evolution of these tooth replacement patterns has, however, been largel...

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Main Authors: MARÍA LUISA CHAVARRÍA-ARELLANO, TIAGO R. SIMÕES, MARISOL MONTELLANO-BALLESTEROS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2018-07-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652018000602781&lng=en&tlng=en