Early evidence of molariform hypsodonty in a Triassic stem-mammal

Hypsodonty is a durable pattern of dentition seen in mammals with abrasive diets. Here, Melo and colleagues describe new fossils of the stem-mammal Menadon besairiei from the Late Triassic, which show the convergent evolution of hypsodonty before mammals.

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Main Authors: Tomaz P. Melo, Ana Maria Ribeiro, Agustín G. Martinelli, Marina Bento Soares
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/1b4a00e6ac954c97b3558195f3690f02
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