Tissue mechanical forces and evolutionary developmental changes act through space and time to shape tooth morphology and function
Efforts from diverse disciplines, including evolutionary studies and biomechanical
experiments, have yielded new insights into the genetic, signaling, and mechanical control …
experiments, have yielded new insights into the genetic, signaling, and mechanical control …
Inferring mammal dietary ecology from dental morphology
AR Evans, S Pineda-Munoz - Methods in paleoecology: Reconstructing …, 2018 - Springer
The teeth of mammals are the key interface between food and animal–where the rubber
meets the road. Mammals generally use their teeth for mechanical processing, thereby …
meets the road. Mammals generally use their teeth for mechanical processing, thereby …
Fantastic beasts and what they ate: Revealing feeding habits and ecological niche of late Quaternary Macraucheniidae from South America
K de Oliveira, T Araújo, A Rotti, D Mothé… - Quaternary Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
The extinction of the Quaternary megafauna stands out among the evolutionary history of
Cenozoic mammals. In South America, nearly 80% of the megamammals went extinct …
Cenozoic mammals. In South America, nearly 80% of the megamammals went extinct …
The evolution of high dental complexity in the horse lineage
The horse lineage (family Equidae) represents one of the clearest acquisitions of
complicated derived dental morphology from a more generalized ancestor. Here we …
complicated derived dental morphology from a more generalized ancestor. Here we …
Dietary niche reconstruction of Pliocene and Pleistocene Equidae from the Linxia Basin of northwestern China based on stable isotope analysis
J Ma, B Sun, H Bocherens, T Deng - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, stable isotope (δ 13 C, δ 18 O) analyses of five equid species from the Linxia
Basin, northwestern China, were conducted to investigate dietary niche turnover during a …
Basin, northwestern China, were conducted to investigate dietary niche turnover during a …
Palynological analysis of dental calculus from Pleistocene proboscideans of southern Brazil: a new approach for paleodiet and paleoenvironmental reconstructions
L Asevedo, C D'Apolito, SY Misumi… - Palaeogeography …, 2020 - Elsevier
The proboscidean Notiomastodon platensis is widely recognized in the Pleistocene of
Brazil, but direct evidence for its feeding behavior is scant. In this paper, we report …
Brazil, but direct evidence for its feeding behavior is scant. In this paper, we report …
Why the long teeth? Morphometric analysis suggests different selective pressures on functional occlusal traits in Plio-Pleistocene African suids
D Yang, A Pisano, J Kolasa, T Jashashvili, J Kibii… - Paleobiology, 2022 - cambridge.org
Neogene and Pleistocene African suids displayed convergent evolutionary trends in the
third molar (M3) morphology, with increasingly elongated and higher crowns through time …
third molar (M3) morphology, with increasingly elongated and higher crowns through time …
Are hypsodonty and occlusal enamel complexity evolutionarily correlated in ungulates?
The spread of grasslands and cooling climate in the Miocene contributed to an increasingly
abrasive diet for ungulates. This increase in abrasiveness is proposed to select for both …
abrasive diet for ungulates. This increase in abrasiveness is proposed to select for both …
Occlusal enamel complexity in middle Miocene to Holocene equids (Equidae: Perissodactyla) of North America
Four groups of equids,“Anchitheriinae,” Merychippine-grade Equinae, Hipparionini, and
Equini, coexisted in the middle Miocene, but only the Equini remains after 16 Myr of …
Equini, coexisted in the middle Miocene, but only the Equini remains after 16 Myr of …
Teeth complexity, hypsodonty and body mass in Santacrucian (Early Miocene) notoungulates (Mammalia)
Notoungulates, native South American fossil mammals, have been recently objective of
several palaeoecological studies. Ecomorphology and biomechanics of the masticatory …
several palaeoecological studies. Ecomorphology and biomechanics of the masticatory …