Trophic evolution in ornithopod dinosaurs revealed by dental wear [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsOrnithopod dinosaurs evolved numerous craniodental innovations related to herbivory. Nonetheless, the relationship between occlusion, tooth wear rate, and tooth replacement rate has been neglected. Here, we reconstruct tooth wear rates by measuring tooth
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Dental microwear texture reflects dietary tendencies in extant Lepidosauria despite their limited use of oral food processing [PDF]
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2019 Daniela Eileen Winkler +2 more
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The primate community of Cachoeira (Brazilian Amazonia): a model to decipher ecological partitioning among extinct species. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Dental microwear analysis is conducted on a community of platyrrhine primates from South America. This analysis focuses on the primate community of Cachoeira Porteira (Para, Brazil), in which seven sympatric species occur: Alouatta seniculus, Ateles ...
Anusha Ramdarshan +3 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Dental wear analyses are classically applied to mammals because they have evolved heterodont dentitions for sophisticated mastication. Recently, several studies have shown a correlation between pre-assigned and analytically inferred diet preferences in ...
Daniela E. Winkler +8 more
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Dietary abrasiveness is associated with variability of microwear and dental surface texture in rabbits. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Dental microwear and 3D surface texture analyses are useful in reconstructing herbivore diets, with scratches usually interpreted as indicators of grass dominated diets and pits as indicators of browse.
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Anthropological Review, 2021 The Belgian Meuse karstic basin holds more than 200 Late Neolithic collective burials. Four of the largest include Hastière Caverne M, Hastière Trou Garçon C, Sclaigneaux and Bois Madame.
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Accuracy of dental microwear impressions by physical properties of silicone materials
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Dental microwear analysis is an oft-used paleodietary estimation method, and the impression molds or resin casts are often analyzed rather than the original tooth surfaces.
Ryohei Sawaura +5 more
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Dental microwear differences between eastern and southern African fossil bovids and hominins
South African Journal of Science, 2016 Dental microwear has proven to be a valuable tool for reconstructing diets of fossil vertebrates. However, recent studies have suggested that the pattern of microscopic scratches and pits on teeth may be more reflective of environmental grit than of food
Peter S. Ungar +2 more
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Post-mortem enamel surface texture alteration during taphonomic processes—do experimental approaches reflect natural phenomena? [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Experimental approaches are often used to better understand the mechanisms behind and consequences of post-mortem alteration on proxies for diet reconstruction.
Katrin Weber +4 more
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Diet in Mesolithic Europe: New evidence from dental microwear
Internet Archaeology, 2007 Palaeodietary reconstruction is a key to understanding Mesolithic lifeways. Dental microwear analysis is a tool for investigating palaeodiet using microscopic tooth wear patterns.
T. Rowan McLaughlin
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