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Lost and found: The third molars of Callimico goeldii and the evolution of the callitrichine postcanine dentition.
Journal of human evolution - 1 Jun 2015
Scott Jeremiah E
Abstract excerpt
This study tests the hypothesis that the third molars of Callimico goeldii represent a reversal in evolutionary tooth loss within the Callitrichinae. Loss of third molars is part of a suite of unusual characters that has been used to unite marmosets and tamarins in a clade to the exclusion of Callimico. However, molecular phylogenetic studies provide consistent support for the hypothesis that marmosets are more...
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