Three-dimensional dental microwear in type-Maastrichtian mosasaur teeth (Reptilia, Squamata)

Abstract Mosasaurs (Squamata, Mosasauridae) were large aquatic reptiles from the Late Cretaceous that filled a range of ecological niches within marine ecosystems. The type-Maastrichtian strata (68–66 Ma) of the Netherlands and Belgium preserve remains of five species that seemed to have performed d...

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Main Authors: Femke M. Holwerda, Jordan Bestwick, Mark A. Purnell, John W. M. Jagt, Anne S. Schulp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-42369-7