Functional reorganisation of the cranial skeleton during the cynodont–mammaliaform transition
Abstract Skeletal simplification occurred in multiple vertebrate clades over the last 500 million years, including the evolution from premammalian cynodonts to mammals. This transition is characterised by the loss and reduction of cranial bones, the emergence of a novel jaw joint, and the rearrangem...
Main Authors: | Stephan Lautenschlager, Michael J. Fagan, Zhe-Xi Luo, Charlotte M. Bird, Pamela Gill, Emily J. Rayfield |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-04-01
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Series: | Communications Biology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04742-0 |
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