Evidence that metallic proxies are unsuitable for assessing the mechanics of microwear formation and a new theory of the meaning of microwear

Mammalian tooth wear research reveals contrasting patterns seemingly linked to diet: irregularly pitted enamel surfaces, possibly from consuming hard seeds, versus roughly aligned linearly grooved surfaces, associated with eating tough leaves. These patterns are important for assigning diet to fossi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Royal Society open science 2018-05, Vol.5 (5), p.171699-171699
Hauptverfasser:	van Casteren, Adam, Lucas, Peter W., Strait, David S., Michael, Shaji, Bierwisch, Nick, Schwarzer, Norbert, Al-Fadhalah, Khaled J., Almusallam, Abdulwahab S., Thai, Lidia A., Saji, Sreeja, Shekeban, Ali, Swain, Michael V.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biology (whole Organism) Enamel Tooth Wear Wear Theory
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