Dental lessons from past to present: ultrastructure and composition of teeth from plesiosaurs, dinosaurs, extinct and recent sharks1. Issue 76 (19th August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lübke, A.; Enax, J.; Loza, K.; Prymak, O.; Gaengler, P.; Fabritius, H.-O.; Raabe, D.; Epple, M.
• Is Part Of: RSC advances. Volume 5:Issue 76(2015)
• Page Start: 61612
• Page End: 61622
• Publication Date: 2015-08-19
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540.5
• DOI: 10.1039/c5ra11560d
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2046-2069

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="toc"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <graphic position="anchor" id="ga" xlink:href="ark:/27927/pgj2b31c4kj" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" />Sharks and dinosaurs used fluoroapatite in their teeth, unlike their contemporary relatives, as shown by a comprehensive analysis of the composition and structure of their fossilized teeth.</p> </abstract>