Histological characterization of denticulate palatal plates in an Early Permian dissorophoid

Denticles are small, tooth-like protrusions that are commonly found on the palate of early tetrapods. Despite their widespread taxonomic occurrence and similar external morphology to marginal teeth, it has not been rigorously tested whether denticles are structurally homologous to true teeth with fe...

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Main Authors: Bryan M. Gee, Yara Haridy, Robert R. Reisz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-08-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/3727.pdf