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 …

Investigators have used many techniques to understand diet and tooth use in prehistoric
species. A promising new addition to the analytical arsenal is dental microwear analysis …

Dental microwear analyses have become a standard part of paleobiological research (see
[1],[2],[3],[4],[5],[6] for reviews). While informative, many microwear interpretations are …

Diet is widely recognized as the single most important parameter underlying" behavioral and
ecological differences among living animals. Bioarchaeologists and paleontologists …

Worn teeth are a bane to paleobiologists interested in the diets of human ancestors and
other fossil primates. Although worn teeth dominate fossil assemblages, their shapes are …

The wearing away of the tooth surface during the chewing of food is a natural process to
which the teeth have continuously adapted since even before they were used by Devonian …

Recent work has shown that microscopic wear patterns on teeth may yield insights into
variations in diet and tooth use in modern and prehistoric mammals. This paper presents a …

Dental Functional Morphology offers an alternative to the received wisdom that teeth merely
crush, cut, shear or grind food and shows how teeth adapt to diet. Providing an analysis of …

Mammalian tooth form reflects the material properties of foods. Much research has focused
on relationships between aspects of dental morphology and diet. Understanding these …

Human tooth wear occurs so slowly that traditionally it has needed months or years to be
measurable. This study showed that microscopic changes in wear patterns on human teeth …