Acherontiscus caledoniae: the earliest heterodont and durophagous tetrapod

Acherontiscus caledoniae: the earliest heterodont and durophagous tetrapod

The enigmatic tetrapod Acherontiscus caledoniae from the Pendleian stage of the Early Carboniferous shows heterodontous and durophagous teeth, representing the earliest known examples of significant adaptations in tetrapod dental morphology. Tetrapods of the Late Devonian and Early Carboniferous (Mi...

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Main Authors: Jennifer A. Clack, Marcello Ruta, Andrew R. Milner, John E. A. Marshall, Timothy R. Smithson, Keturah Z. Smithson
Format: Article
Sprog:English
Udgivet: The Royal Society 2019-05-01
Serier:Royal Society Open Science
Fag:
early carboniferous
earliest serpukhovian (namurian)
adelospondyls
aïstopods
colosteids
‘lepospondyl’ polyphyly
Online adgang:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.182087

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