Dietary diversity and evolution of the earliest flying vertebrates revealed by dental microwear texture analysis

Microwear patterns on teeth can be used to infer diet as different foods leave different marks. Here, Bestwick and colleagues analyse microwear from the teeth of pterosaurs—extinct flying reptiles colloquially known as “pterodactyls”—to reconstruct their dietary diversity and evolution.

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Autores principales:	Jordan Bestwick, David M. Unwin, Richard J. Butler, Mark A. Purnell
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2020
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Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/a38bbefcfc65406698f2aa926cc11b80
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a38bbefcfc65406698f2aa926cc11b802021-12-02T15:39:17ZDietary diversity and evolution of the earliest flying vertebrates revealed by dental microwear texture analysis10.1038/s41467-020-19022-22041-1723https://doaj.org/article/a38bbefcfc65406698f2aa926cc11b802020-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19022-2https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Microwear patterns on teeth can be used to infer diet as different foods leave different marks. Here, Bestwick and colleagues analyse microwear from the teeth of pterosaurs—extinct flying reptiles colloquially known as “pterodactyls”—to reconstruct their dietary diversity and evolution.Jordan BestwickDavid M. UnwinRichard J. ButlerMark A. PurnellNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2020)
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spellingShingle	Science Q Jordan Bestwick David M. Unwin Richard J. Butler Mark A. Purnell Dietary diversity and evolution of the earliest flying vertebrates revealed by dental microwear texture analysis
description	Microwear patterns on teeth can be used to infer diet as different foods leave different marks. Here, Bestwick and colleagues analyse microwear from the teeth of pterosaurs—extinct flying reptiles colloquially known as “pterodactyls”—to reconstruct their dietary diversity and evolution.
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title	Dietary diversity and evolution of the earliest flying vertebrates revealed by dental microwear texture analysis
title_short	Dietary diversity and evolution of the earliest flying vertebrates revealed by dental microwear texture analysis
title_full	Dietary diversity and evolution of the earliest flying vertebrates revealed by dental microwear texture analysis
title_fullStr	Dietary diversity and evolution of the earliest flying vertebrates revealed by dental microwear texture analysis
title_full_unstemmed	Dietary diversity and evolution of the earliest flying vertebrates revealed by dental microwear texture analysis
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Dietary diversity and evolution of the earliest flying vertebrates revealed by dental microwear texture analysis

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