The landscape of tooth shape: Over 20 years of dental topography in primates
Diet plays an incontrovertible role in primate evolution, affecting anatomy, growth and
development, behavior, and social structure. It should come as no surprise that a myriad of …
development, behavior, and social structure. It should come as no surprise that a myriad of …
The evolutionary radiation of plesiadapiforms
Very shortly after the disappearance of the non‐avian dinosaurs, the first mammals that had
features similar to those of primates started appearing. These first primitive forms went on to …
features similar to those of primates started appearing. These first primitive forms went on to …
Dental topography and the diet of Homo naledi
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 …
of Australopithecus-like (eg, curved fingers, small brains) and Homo-like (eg, elongated …
Dental topographic analysis of paromomyid (Plesiadapiformes, Primates) cheek teeth: more than 15 million years of changing surfaces and shifting ecologies
Plesiadapiforms, appearing near the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary, represent the first
primate radiation and show a diverse array of tooth morphologies. Dental topographic …
primate radiation and show a diverse array of tooth morphologies. Dental topographic …
Dental topography of the Oligocene anthropoids Aegyptopithecus zeuxis and Apidium phiomense: Paleodietary insights from analysis of wear series
Fossil primate dietary inference is enhanced when ascertained through multiple, distinct
proxies. Dental topography can be used to assess changes in occlusal morphology with …
proxies. Dental topography can be used to assess changes in occlusal morphology with …
The largest and earliest known sample of dental caries in an extinct mammal (Mammalia, Euarchonta, Microsyops latidens) and its ecological implications
Dental cavities or caries is a common disease among modern humans, affecting almost
every adult. Caries frequency has been used to study dietary change in humans over time …
every adult. Caries frequency has been used to study dietary change in humans over time …
Extant ape dental topography and its implications for reconstructing the emergence of early Homo
MA Berthaume, K Schroer - Journal of Human Evolution, 2017 - Elsevier
Dental topography reflects diet accurately in several extant and extinct mammalian clades.
However, dental topographic dietary reconstructions have high success rates only when …
However, dental topographic dietary reconstructions have high success rates only when …
Functional tests of the competitive exclusion hypothesis for multituberculate extinction
Multituberculate mammals thrived during the Mesozoic, but their diversity declined from the
mid-late Paleocene onwards, becoming extinct in the late Eocene. The radiation of …
mid-late Paleocene onwards, becoming extinct in the late Eocene. The radiation of …
Was Mesopithecus a seed eating colobine? Assessment of cracking, grinding and shearing ability using dental topography
Extant colobine monkeys have been historically described as specialized folivores.
However, reports on both their behavior and dental metrics tend to ascribe a more varied …
However, reports on both their behavior and dental metrics tend to ascribe a more varied …
Major questions in the study of primate origins
MT Silcox, S López-Torres - Annual Review of Earth and …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Numerous factors have stimulated new enthusiasm for understanding the process of primate
origins, including new fossil discoveries, improvements to methods for analyzing molecular …
origins, including new fossil discoveries, improvements to methods for analyzing molecular …