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Aegialodontid Upper Molar and the Evolution of Mammal Dentition

Lopatin, Alexey V ; Averianov, Alexander O

Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), 2006-08, Vol.313 (5790), p.1092-1092 [Periódico revisado por pares]

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Aegialodontid Upper Molar and the Evolution of Mammal Dentition
Autor: Lopatin, Alexey V ; Averianov, Alexander O
Assuntos: Animals ; Biological Evolution ; Brevia ; Dentition ; Evolution ; History, Ancient ; Mammals ; Mammals - anatomy & histology ; Molar - anatomy & histology ; Mongolia ; Paleodontology ; Paleontology ; Teeth
É parte de: Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), 2006-08, Vol.313 (5790), p.1092-1092
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Descrição: The most obvious key synapomorphy of the therian mammals is the tribosphenic pattern of their molars. Tribosphenic teeth are capable of both shearing and grinding, which substantially increase effectiveness of food processing and, in turn, permit evolution of a wide range of dietary specializations. Functional tribospheny developed repeatedly during mammalian evolution but was successful only in the Boreosphenida. The earliest stage in the development of boreosphenidan tribospheny has remained poorly understood, being documented only by lower molars of aegialodontids. Here, we report a known upper molar of an aegialodontid mammal, Kielantherium, from the Early Cretaceous of Mongolia.
Editor: United States: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Idioma: Inglês

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