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Multiple evolutionary origins and losses of tooth complexity in squamates.

Nature communications - 14 Oct 2021

Lafuma Fabien, Corfe Ian J, Clavel Julien, Di-Poï Nicolas

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Teeth act as tools for acquiring and processing food, thus holding a prominent role in vertebrate evolution. In mammals, dental-dietary adaptations rely on tooth complexity variations controlled by cusp number and pattern. Complexity increase through cusp addition has dominated the diversification of mammals. However, studies of Mammalia alone cannot reveal patterns of tooth complexity conserved throughout...

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PMID: 34650041
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26285-w
PMCID: PMC8516937

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