Fingerprinting snakes: paleontological and paleoecological implications of zygantral growth rings in Serpentes
We introduce a new non-destructive source of skeletochronological data with applications to species identification, associating disarticulated remains, assessing minimum number of individuals (MNI), and collection management of fossil snakes, but with potential implications for all bony vertebrates,...
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| Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2018-05-01
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/4819.pdf |
