While grazing as a selective factor towards hypsodont dentition on mammals has gained a
lot of attention, the importance of fruits and seeds as fallback resources for many browsing …

Both dust and silica phytoliths have been shown to contribute to reducing tooth volume
during chewing. However, the way and the extent to which they individually contribute to …

The mesowear method evaluates the wear patterns of herbivore cheek teeth by visually
evaluating the facet development of the occlusal surfaces. It thus allows classification of …

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 …

Microwear patterns and formation processes are examined in modern browsing and grazing
Gotland sheep from Denmark. Clear differences in microwear patterning are identified …

This study was designed to correlate the dental microwear pattern in a population of roe
deer (Capreolus capreolus) with seasonal dietary data. Fifty roe deer specimens from the …

Differences in body size and diet type (browser–grazer continuum) have formed functional
traits of ruminants, including tooth design. Grazers and mixed‐feeders eat a more fibrous …

The study of ancient herd-feeding systems is essential to investigate livestock management
and the interactions of humans with domestic animals and past environments. This topic for …

The evolution of high‐crowned teeth or hypsodonty in herbivorous mammals is widely
interpreted as a species‐specific adaptation to increasingly wear‐inducing diets and …

Here we review published molar wear rates, measured in terms of tooth height loss per year
(mm yr-1) published on natural populations of ungulates (25 species), rodents and …