Quantitative evidence for dimorphism suggests sexual selection in the maxillary caniniform process of Placerias hesternus.

Placerias hesternus, a Late Triassic dicynodont, is one of the last megafaunal synapsids of the Mesozoic. The species has a tusk-like projection on its maxillary bone, known as the caniniform process. This process has been hypothesized to be sexually dimorphic since the 1950s, however this claim has...

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Main Authors: James L Pinto, Charles R Marshall, Sterling J Nesbitt, Daniel Varajão de Latorre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0297894&type=printable
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