TOOTH IMPLANTATION AND DENTAL MORPHOLOGY OF PALACRODON

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dc.contributor.advisorLewis, Patrick J.
dc.creatorJenkins, Kelsey M.
dc.creator.orcid0000-0002-6345-6553
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-15T18:54:25Z
dc.date.available2019-05-15T18:54:25Z
dc.date.created2018-05
dc.date.issued2018-04-02
dc.date.submittedMay 2018
dc.date.updated2019-05-15T18:56:35Z
dc.description.abstractPalacrodon browni, a reptile known from the Early Triassic strata of South Africa, is of uncertain phylogenetic affinities, and its relationships have been argued for over a century. Additionally, its presumed diet is also uncertain. Using computed tomography and the literature, features of the dentition are revealed that indicate Palacrodon is a procolophonid. Furthermore, computed tomography reveals two parallel ridged beneath the teeth of Palacrodon, a unique feature unknown in any other tetrapod. Comparison to the dentition of other taxa and the severe wear seen on the teeth of Palacrodon also indicate that Palacrodon was likely either an herbivore or an omnivore.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11875/2609
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectTriassic
dc.subjectKaroo
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjectpaleontology
dc.subjectprocolophonids
dc.subjectRhynchocephalia
dc.titleTOOTH IMPLANTATION AND DENTAL MORPHOLOGY OF PALACRODON
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentBiological Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorSam Houston State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science

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