The paper aims to reconstruct the eruption sequence of the permanent teeth of Lufengpithecus lufengensis. Eruption sequence here means the order of appearance of the tooth crowns out of the alveolar crypt. The permane...The paper aims to reconstruct the eruption sequence of the permanent teeth of Lufengpithecus lufengensis. Eruption sequence here means the order of appearance of the tooth crowns out of the alveolar crypt. The permanent dental developments of five juvenile mandibles are observed and analyzed via radiograph. Using such records as the stages of crown and root formation, location of the crown occlusion relative to the alveolar margin, and wear degrees of the erupted teeth, the eruption sequence of the mandibular permanent teeth of Lufengpithecus lufengensis is reasonably derived as M1 I1 I2 M2 P3 P4 C M3. This order is seen to differ very markedly from that in modern humans, and to be similar to that in apes.展开更多
A new dinosaur Chuxiongosaurus lufengensis gen.et sp.nov.is erected based on a nearly complete skull.The taxon is characterized by the lacrimal perpendicular to the ventral margin of the upper jaw,which is similar to ...A new dinosaur Chuxiongosaurus lufengensis gen.et sp.nov.is erected based on a nearly complete skull.The taxon is characterized by the lacrimal perpendicular to the ventral margin of the upper jaw,which is similar to that of Thecodontosaurus;a depression present on the dorsal profile of the snout behind the naris;the rostral profile of the maxilla slopes continuously towards the rostral tip;and the presence of 25 dentary teeth.It also displays prosauropod characters such as a relatively long skull,the slope of the maxillary rostral profile,and teeth that do not have basically constricted crowns.The new specimen is more basal than Anchisaurus and represents the first basal sauropod dinosaur from the Early Jurassic of China.展开更多
基金supported by National Science Foundation of China(40002003)
文摘The paper aims to reconstruct the eruption sequence of the permanent teeth of Lufengpithecus lufengensis. Eruption sequence here means the order of appearance of the tooth crowns out of the alveolar crypt. The permanent dental developments of five juvenile mandibles are observed and analyzed via radiograph. Using such records as the stages of crown and root formation, location of the crown occlusion relative to the alveolar margin, and wear degrees of the erupted teeth, the eruption sequence of the mandibular permanent teeth of Lufengpithecus lufengensis is reasonably derived as M1 I1 I2 M2 P3 P4 C M3. This order is seen to differ very markedly from that in modern humans, and to be similar to that in apes.
基金sponsored by the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars,State Education Ministrythe Key Laboratory of Stratigraphy and Paleontology,Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences (KL05-5)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of China (40872017)a Hokkaido University Museum, Hokkaido University,Japan to Lü J.C.
文摘A new dinosaur Chuxiongosaurus lufengensis gen.et sp.nov.is erected based on a nearly complete skull.The taxon is characterized by the lacrimal perpendicular to the ventral margin of the upper jaw,which is similar to that of Thecodontosaurus;a depression present on the dorsal profile of the snout behind the naris;the rostral profile of the maxilla slopes continuously towards the rostral tip;and the presence of 25 dentary teeth.It also displays prosauropod characters such as a relatively long skull,the slope of the maxillary rostral profile,and teeth that do not have basically constricted crowns.The new specimen is more basal than Anchisaurus and represents the first basal sauropod dinosaur from the Early Jurassic of China.