Lepidosauria show a large diversity in dietary adaptations, both among extant and extinct
tetrapods. Unlike mammals, Lepidosauria do not engage in sophisticated mastication of …

Dietary information of fossil mammals can be revealed via the analysis of tooth morphology,
tooth wear, tooth geochemistry, and the microscopic wear patterns on tooth surfaces …

Rhinoceroses were conspicuous elements in Cenozoic ecosystems, and studying the
ecological behavior of extant species might unravel the ecology of their fossil kin. Microwear …

Reptiles are key components of modern ecosystems, yet for many species detailed
characterisations of their diets are lacking. Data currently used in dietary reconstructions are …

Food consumption causes distinct microwear patterns on teeth, especially in mammals that
actively masticate food. Here we perform a microwear analysis to assess the relationships …

Dental microwear texture analysis (DMTA) is widely used for diet inferences in extant and
extinct vertebrates. Often, a reference tooth position is analysed in extant specimens, while …

Inferring the diet of fossil mammals is a major approach to mammalian palaeobiology and
palaeoecology. Dental wear provides a unique record of oral behaviour, available for most …

Researchers have recognized for many years that patterns of dental microwear, or
microscopic use-wear on teeth, can be used to infer aspects of diet in mammals. Although …

Phytosaurs are a group of large, semi‐aquatic archosaurian reptiles from the Middle–Late
Triassic. They have often been interpreted as carnivorous or piscivorous due to their large …

The analysis of dental microwear is commonly used by paleontologists and anthropologists
to clarify the diets of extinct species, including herbivorous and carnivorous mammals …