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Miller, William A.; Sanson, Gordon D.; Odell, Daniel Keith
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Molar progression in the manatee (Trichechus manatus). [Abstr.]
Anat. Rec. 196(3): 128A.
–Notes the presence of enlarged transseptal fibers connecting the teeth (as in kangaroos with molar progression), and suggests they play a role in manatee tooth replacement; assumes the motive force to be due to propalinal occlusion.
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Lanyon, Janet M.; Sanson, Gordon D.
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2006a |
Degenerate dentition of the dugong (Dugong dugon), or why a grazer does not need teeth: morphology, occlusion and wear of mouthparts.
Jour. Zool. 268(2): 133-152. 4 tabs. 12 figs. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2005.00004.x Feb. 2006.
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Lanyon, Janet M.; Sanson, Gordon D.
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2006b |
Mechanical disruption of seagrass in the digestive tract of the dugong.
Jour. Zool. 270(2): 277-289. 4 tabs. 8 figs. . https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00135.x Oct. 2006.
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Daryl P. Domning, Research Associate, Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560, and Laboratory of Evolutionary Biology, Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Howard University, Washington, D.C. 20059.
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