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Dietary Adaptations And Intra- And Interspecific Variation In Dental Occlusal Shape In Hominin And Non-Hominin Primates, Kelsey O'Neill
Dietary Adaptations And Intra- And Interspecific Variation In Dental Occlusal Shape In Hominin And Non-Hominin Primates, Kelsey O'Neill
Theses and Dissertations
Dental morphology and tooth shape have been used to recreate the
dietary adaptations for extinct species, and thus dental variation can provide
information on the relationship between fossil species and their
paleoenvironments. Variation in living species with known behaviors can provide
a baseline for interpreting morphology, and behavior, in the fossil record.
Tooth occlusal surface outlines in hominins and non-hominin primates, and other
mammals, have been used for assessments of taxonomic significance, with
variability often considered as being primarily phylogenetic. Few studies have
attempted to assess how diet might influence the pattern of variability in closely
related species. Here the …