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Plagiaulacida

[¦plā·jē·ə·yü′läs·ə·də]
(paleontology)
A primitive, monofamilial suborder of multituberculate mammals distinguished by their dentition (dental formula I 3/0 C 0/0 Pm 5/4 M 2/2), having cutting premolars and two rows of cusps on the upper molars.
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indet.; and two incisors (I2 and ?ix) of another taxon described as "Plagiaulacida indet." (Fig.
La Cantalera: an exceptional window onto the vertebrate biodiversity of the Hauterivian-Barremian transition in the Iberian Peninsula/La Cantalera: una excepcional ventana a la biodiversidad del transito Hauteriviense-Barremiense en la Peninsula Iberica
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