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An Upper Cretaceous lizard with a lower temporal arcade

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作者Lu, Jun-chang; Ji, Shu-an; Dong, Zhi-ming; Wu, Xiao-chun; xcwu@mus-nature.ca
刊名NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN
出版日期2008
卷号95期号:7
关键词Uromastix-aegyptius Agamidae Cranial Kinesis Functional-morphology Rhynchocephalia Ligaments
ISSN号0028-1042
英文摘要The reduced lower temporal arcade of the skull and the movable quadrate are the most distinctive features of squamates. Up to now, no exception has been documented for any fossil or extant squamates. We report here a new fossil lizard that possesses a complete lower temporal arcade and an unmovable quadrate. The anatomical relationships indicate that those two modifications were secondarily obtained in the new lizard. The complete lower temporal bar and the firm contact between the pterygoid and quadrate may have served as a brace to support the quadrate jaw articulation and thus prevent it from twisting anteriorly rather than posteriorly during the bite cycles. This represents an entirely new pattern of jaw muscle functions within the Squamata.
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公开日期2013-11-27
源URL[http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/4826]  
专题古脊椎动物与古人类研究所_图书馆1
通讯作者xcwu@mus-nature.ca
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Lu, Jun-chang,Ji, Shu-an,Dong, Zhi-ming,et al. An Upper Cretaceous lizard with a lower temporal arcade[J]. NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN,2008,95(7).
APA Lu, Jun-chang,Ji, Shu-an,Dong, Zhi-ming,Wu, Xiao-chun,&xcwu@mus-nature.ca.(2008).An Upper Cretaceous lizard with a lower temporal arcade.NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN,95(7).
MLA Lu, Jun-chang,et al."An Upper Cretaceous lizard with a lower temporal arcade".NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN 95.7(2008).

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