Dental topography and the diet of Homo naledi

MA Berthaume, LK Delezene, K Kupczik - Journal of human evolution, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Though late Middle Pleistocene in age, Homo naledi is characterized by a mosaic
of Australopithecus-like (eg, curved fingers, small brains) and Homo-like (eg, elongated …

Evo-devo models of tooth development and the origin of hominoid molar diversity

A Ortiz, SE Bailey, GT Schwartz, JJ Hublin… - Science …, 2018 - science.org
The detailed anatomical features that characterize fossil hominin molars figure prominently
in the reconstruction of their taxonomy, phylogeny, and paleobiology. Despite the …

Sexual dimorphism of the first deciduous molar: A geometric morphometric approach

S López-Lázaro, I Alemán, J Viciano, J Irurita… - Forensic science …, 2018 - Elsevier
Estimating the sex of immature skeletal remains is important when reconstructing the
biological profile of unknown individuals in anthropological practice. Teeth have a distinct …

Ancient teeth, phenetic affinities, and African hominins: Another look at where Homo naledi fits in

JD Irish, SE Bailey, D Guatelli-Steinberg… - Journal of Human …, 2018 - Elsevier
A new species of Homo, Homo naledi, was described in 2015 based on the hominin skeletal
remains from the Dinaledi Chamber of the Rising Star cave system, South Africa …

Dentine morphology of Atapuerca‐Sima de los Huesos lower molars: Evolutionary implications through three‐dimensional geometric morphometric analysis

H Hanegraef, M Martinón‐Torres… - American Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives This study aims to explore the affinities of the Sima de los Huesos (SH)
population in relation to Homo neanderthalensis, Arago, and early and contemporary Homo …

A third molar from Rathfarnham, Dublin, and the patterning cascade model

MA Clark, D Guatelli‐Steinberg - International Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The patterning cascade model (PCM) explains variation in cusp morphology in mammalian
teeth. According to the PCM, cusp development is constrained by the time and space …

Readjustment of the standard ASUDAS to encompass dental morphological variations in Plio-Pleistocene hominins

M Louail, S Prat - Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d'Anthropologie …, 2018 - hal.science
The standard ASUDAS scoring system (Arizona State University Dental Anthropology
System) is used to assess dental morphological variations in modern humans. It is also …

[PDF][PDF] PERMANENT MANDIBULAR SECOND MOLARS: OCCLUSAL MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PERMANENT MANDIBULAR SECOND MOLARS …

AS Ansari, AT Shaikh, SJA Zaidi… - The Professional …, 2018 - theprofesional.com
ABSTRACT… Objectives: Tooth morphology plays an important role in dental anthropology
& forensic odontology. This study was conducted to determine the frequencies of variations …

Shape and size variability in lower second molars of extant hominoids and extinct hominin species with particular reference to modern homo sapiens and its potential …

SJ Dykes - 2018 - wiredspace.wits.ac.za
Teeth make up the bulk of hominin fossil material and are useful in taxonomic assessments.
In this thesis, discriminant function, principal components and randomised CV analyses on …

Heritability and Genetic Correlations in the Dental Dimensions of Saguinus fuscicollis and Macaca mulatta

AM Hardin - 2018 - search.proquest.com
The genetic inheritance of dental traits in primates is of interest to biological anthropologists
due to the high-quality preservation of dental remains in the primate fossil record and, as a …