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Scales and tooth whorls of ancient fishes challenge distinction between external and oral 'teeth'

Scales and tooth whorls of ancient fishes challenge distinction between external and oral 'teeth'

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1430420674

Scales and tooth whorls of ancient fishes challenge distinction between external and oral 'teeth'

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Scales and tooth whorls of ancient fishes challenge distinction between external and oral 'teeth'

Publisher

United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PloS one, 2013-08, Vol.8 (8), p.e71890-e71890

Language

English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

The debate about the origin of the vertebrate dentition has been given fresh fuel by new fossil discoveries and developmental studies of extant animals. Odontodes (teeth or tooth-like structures) can be found in two distinct regions, the 'internal' oropharyngeal cavity and the 'external' skin. A recent hypothesis argues that regularly patterned odo...

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Scales and tooth whorls of ancient fishes challenge distinction between external and oral 'teeth'

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1430420674

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1430420674

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ISSN

1932-6203

E-ISSN

1932-6203

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0071890