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1. 1. Diversity and Ecology of a Middle Campanian (Late Cretaceous) Marine Reptile Assemblage from Skåne, Southern Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Lena Källsten; [2015]
   Keywords : Landmark morphometrics; Marine amniotes; Cretaceous; Mosasauridae; Plesiosauridae; Aigialosuchus; Landmärkesbaserad morfometri; marina amnioter; Kritaperioden; Mosasauridae; Plesiosauridae; Aigialosuchus;

   Abstract : This study has looked at an assemblage of fossilised teeth from Mesozoic marine amniotes from the Kristianstad basin in southern Sweden in order to make an estimate of the ecomorph diversity within said assemblage through looking at the morphology of the teeth. This was done as a pilot study to see if further studies would be able to produce worthwhile results. READ MORE

3. 2. Dental histology of Cretaceous mosasaurs (Reptilia, Squamata) : incremental growth lines in dentine and implications for tooth replacement

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

   Author : Johan Gren; [2011]
   Keywords : dental histology; mosasaurs; Cretaceous tetrapods; incremental lines; von Ebner; Andresen; tooth replacement; tandhistologi; mosasaurier; kretaceiska tetrapoder; tillväxtlinjer; tandersättning; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The dentine of teeth from five genera of mosasaurs [i.e., Clidastes, Halisaurus, Dollosaurus (Prognathodon),cf. Platecarpus, and Tylosaurus] and a Mesozoic crocodylian (Aigialosuchus) from the Campanian of the Kristianstad Basin, southernmost Sweden, displays two types of incremental growth lines; i. READ MORE