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The dentition of fallow deer (Dama dama) : a scoring scheme to assess age from wear of the permanent molariform teeth
Author(s) -
Brown W. A. B.,
Chapman Norma G.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1990.tb04023.x
Subject(s) - biology , dentition , tooth wear , ruminant , orthodontics , ecology , paleontology , crop , medicine
The sequence of tooth wear was determined from skulls of fallow deer of known age. A system for scoring molariform tooth wear has been devised so that small but readily recognizable wear changes of the individual cusps may be recorded and used to assess the age of animals of unknown birth dates. The technique can be readily adapted for other ruminant species with the appropriate database.