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Fractal dimensions characterizing mammal teeth: a case study involving Elephantidae
Author(s) -
STONE J.,
TELFORD M.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
mammal review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.574
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2907
pISSN - 0305-1838
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2907.2005.00054.x
Subject(s) - mammal , fractal dimension , fractal , enamel paint , evolutionary biology , biology , orthodontics , zoology , dentistry , mathematics , medicine , mathematical analysis
1. Dental features frequently have provided data for producing and deducing mammal taxonomies and phylogeny, yet quantitative or statistical analyses for describing intricacies that characterize tooth form are wanting. 2. A method for determining fractal dimensions D that characterize enamel ridges constituting occlusal surfaces for teeth in some mammal species is presented; D quantify complexity (i.e. convolution). The method is exemplified with an analysis that was conducted on teeth from the Family Elephantidae.