A histological investigation of dental crown characters used in mosasaur phylogenetic analyses
Mosasaur researchers have used varieties of tooth crown ornamentation as diagnostic and phylogenetic characters for decades. Such tooth crown features include facets, flutes, striations, serrated carinae, and coarse anastomosing texture. This study investigates the relative contribution of dentine...
Main Authors: | Hallie Street, Aaron LeBlanc, Michael Caldwell |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Alberta Libraries
2021-09-01
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Series: | Vertebrate Anatomy, Morphology, Palaeontology |
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Online Access: | https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/vamp/index.php/VAMP/article/view/29372 |
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