Evolution of the tetrapod skull: a systematic review of bone loss

The simplification of the tetrapod skull occurred convergently in various tetrapod lineages from the Devonian into the Mesozoic, leading to some groups (e.g. lissamphibians) to retain only 19 of the original 41 dermal roof bones present in stem-tetrapods. Despite the potential to shed light on the f...

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Main Authors: Kim Julia Kean, Marylène Danto, Celeste Pérez-Ben, Nadia Belinda Fröbisch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2024-12-01
Series:Fossil Record
Online Access:https://fr.pensoft.net/article/133803/download/pdf/
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