Diet changes are considered key events in human evolution. Most studies of early hominin
diets focused on tooth size, shape, and craniomandibular morphology, as well as stone tools …

This paper presents a brief synopsis of work on relationships between mammalian tooth
form and function, and considers the role of dental wear in studies of mammal teeth …

Carbon isotope studies of early hominins from southern Africa showed that their diets
differed markedly from the diets of extant apes. Only recently, however, has a major influx of …

Hard and brittle solids with covalent/ionic bonding are used in a wide range of modern‐day
manufacturing technologies. Optimization of a shaping process can shorten manufacturing …

Specimens of Australopithecus sediba from the site of Malapa, South Africa (dating from
approximately 2 million years (Myr) ago) present a mix of primitive and derived traits that …

Earables (ear wearables) are rapidly emerging as a new platform encompassing a diverse
range of personal applications. The traditional authentication methods hence become less …

Teeth and dentitions contain many morphological characters which give them a particularly
important weight in comparative anatomy, systematics, physiology and ecology. As teeth are …

Isolated theropod teeth are some of the most common fossils in the dinosaur fossil record
and are continually reported in the literature. Recently developed quantitative methods have …

Tooth renewal is initiated from epithelium associated with existing teeth. The development of
new teeth requires dental epithelial cells that have competence for tooth formation, but …

Recent studies show Xenarthra to be even more isolated systematically from other placental
mammals than traditionally thought. The group not only represents 1 of 4 primary placental …