Dietary flexibility and niche partitioning of large herbivores through the Pleistocene of Britain
Tooth wear analysis techniques (mesowear and microwear) are employed to analyze
dietary traits in proboscideans, perissodactyls and artiodactyls from 33 Pleistocene localities …
dietary traits in proboscideans, perissodactyls and artiodactyls from 33 Pleistocene localities …
Using dental mesowear and microwear for dietary inference: a review of current techniques and applications
Mesowear and microwear analyses use data from worn tooth surfaces as proxies for feeding
ecology. Mesowear is based on gross dental wear and forms over months to years. The …
ecology. Mesowear is based on gross dental wear and forms over months to years. The …
Dental microwear texture analysis: technical considerations
Dental microwear analysis is commonly used to infer aspects of diet in extinct primates.
Conventional methods of microwear analysis have usually been limited to two-dimensional …
Conventional methods of microwear analysis have usually been limited to two-dimensional …
Relief index of second mandibular molars is a correlate of diet among prosimian primates and other euarchontan mammals
DM Boyer - Journal of human evolution, 2008 - Elsevier
This study describes and tests a new method of calculating a shape metric known as the
relief index (RFI) on lower second molars of extant euarchontan mammals, including …
relief index (RFI) on lower second molars of extant euarchontan mammals, including …
Dental microwear texture and anthropoid diets
Dental microwear has long been used as evidence concerning the diets of extinct species.
Here, we present a comparative baseline series of dental microwear textures for a sample of …
Here, we present a comparative baseline series of dental microwear textures for a sample of …
Dietary abrasiveness is associated with variability of microwear and dental surface texture in rabbits
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 …
diets, with scratches usually interpreted as indicators of grass dominated diets and pits as …
Dental senescence in a long-lived primate links infant survival to rainfall
SJ King, SJ Arrigo-Nelson… - Proceedings of the …, 2005 - National Acad Sciences
Primates tend to be long-lived, and, except for humans, most primate females are able to
reproduce into old age. Although aging in most mammals is accompanied by dental …
reproduce into old age. Although aging in most mammals is accompanied by dental …
Dental microwear and stable isotopes inform the paleoecology of extinct hominins
Determining the diet of an extinct species is paramount in any attempt to reconstruct its
paleoecology. Because the distribution and mechanical properties of food items may impact …
paleoecology. Because the distribution and mechanical properties of food items may impact …
Was grass more prevalent in the pronghorn past? An assessment of the dietary adaptations of Miocene to recent Antilocapridae (Mammalia: Artiodactyla)
GM Semprebon, F Rivals - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology …, 2007 - Elsevier
Molar teeth of both Tertiary and Quaternary representatives of the family Antilocapridae were
examined using mesowear and light stereomicroscopy microwear. Taxa from the Central …
examined using mesowear and light stereomicroscopy microwear. Taxa from the Central …
Evidence for geographic variation in the diets of late Pleistocene and early Holocene Bison in North America, and differences from the diets of recent Bison
F Rivals, N Solounias, MC Mihlbachler - Quaternary research, 2007 - cambridge.org
During the late Pleistocene and early Holocene, Bison was widely dispersed across North
America and occupied most regions not covered by ice sheets. A dietary study on Bison …
America and occupied most regions not covered by ice sheets. A dietary study on Bison …