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Dental microwear and mechanisms in early hominids from Laetoli and Hadar
Author(s) -
Puech PierreFrançOis,
Albertini Henri
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330650112
Subject(s) - dentition , tooth wear , biology , australopithecus , anatomy , paleontology , orthodontics , medicine
The dentition of early hominids from Laetoli and Hadar provide evidence of “incisal stripping” and a shear‐grinding action for C /P3 complex through microscopic examination of wear facets on dental crowns. This masticatory pattern of dental wear resembles that of Papio papio and suggests behavioral analogies between early hominids and Papio .