Cynodont from the Upper Triassic of East Greenland: tooth replacement and double-rootedness

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Publication Type Journal Article
School or College College of Science
Department Biology
Creator Shapiro, Michael D.
Other Author Jenkins, Farish A.
Title Cynodont from the Upper Triassic of East Greenland: tooth replacement and double-rootedness
Date 2001
Description A new genus and species of cynodont from the Upper Triassic Fleming Fjord Formation of East Greenland possesses double-rooted postcanine teeth and a nonalternate pattern of tooth replacement. The specimen represents an addition to the known diversity of Early Mesozoic taxa with multi-rooted dentitions (tritylodontids, Sinoconodon sp., haramiyids, morganucodontids, Meurthodon gallicus), and casts doubt on traditional interpretations of the interdependency of reduced tooth replacement patterns and teeth with multiple roots.
Type Text
Publisher Museum of Comparative Zoology
Journal Title Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology
Volume 156
Issue 1
First Page 49
Last Page 58
Subject Mitredon cromptoni; Cynodont; Upper Triassic; East Greenland; Fleming Fjord Formation; Tooth replacement; Double-rootedness; Multi-rooted dentition
Subject LCSH Therapsida; Teeth -- Evolution
Language eng
Bibliographic Citation Shapiro, M. D., & Jenkins, F. A. (2001). Cynodont from the Upper Triassic of East Greenland: tooth replacement and double-rootedness. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 156(1), 49-58. Oct.
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