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Evolutionary Aspects Of Reptilian And Mammalian Enamel Structure, A. Sahni
Evolutionary Aspects Of Reptilian And Mammalian Enamel Structure, A. Sahni
Scanning Microscopy
The evolution of enamel structure is dealt with here on the basis of fossil reptiles and mammals ranging from the Triassic to the present. The evidence suggests that prismatic enamel had developed in some therapsid reptiles and the mammal, Eozostrodon about 180 million years ago. For the next 100 million years, mammalian evolutionary history is sparingly documented and this is reflected in the poor record of enamel evolution during this period. The few Jurassic reptiles and mammals studied suggest a pre-prismatic structure. In the Late Cretaceous (BO to 65 million years ago) when the fossil record improves, mammalian enamel investigated …