The relationship between diet and tooth complexity in living dentigerous saurians
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DOI: 10.1002/jmor.20645
Abstract: Living saurian reptiles exhibit a wide range of diets, from carnivores to strict herbivores. Previous research suggests that the tooth shape in some lizard clades correlates with diet, but this has not been tested using… read more here.
Keywords: tooth complexity; opcr values; complexity; relationship ... See more keywords
A panda-like diprotodontid? Assessing the diet of Hulitherium tomasettii using dental complexity (Orientation Patch Count Rotated) and dental microwear texture analysis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2021.110675
Abstract: Abstract Several groups of marsupial mammals have been cited as examples of functional convergence with placental mammals (e.g. Thylacinus cynocephalus (thylacine) and Canis lupis (gray wolf), though detailed quantitative analyses have often revealed subtle differences… read more here.
Keywords: bamboo; hulitherium tomasettii; panda like; dental complexity ... See more keywords