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Re: Richardostesia teeth



A C Kolbert (ackolbert@aol.com) wrote:

<Further, R.gil. (classic raptor shape, both serrated and unserrated) and R.sp
(straight isoceles triangle shape) are so different, I wonder why they are both
attributed to Richardostesia in the first place?>

Michael Mortimer (mickey_mortimer111@msn.com) wrote:

<Because they both have very tiny serrations.  So does Nuthetes, which I
believe falls into the range of Richardoestesia morphotypes.>

  It is not so much the size of the serrae as the shape of the serrae, being
low, and nearly quandrangular, along with size distribution along the carinae.
The shapes oft he teeth are also very coincident, with all teeth attributed to
this genus being relatively straight with minimal recurvature. The *R.
isoceles* teeth are just less recurved and in fact less recumbent than the
teeth attributed to *R. gilmorei*.

  Cheers,

Jaime A. Headden
http://bitestuff.blogspot.com/

"Innocent, unbiased observation is a myth." --- P.B. Medawar (1969)


 
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