Dental topography and microwear texture in Sapajus apella

Dental microwear texture pattern has been associated with aspects of diet for a broad range of mammalian taxa. The basic idea is that soft, tough foods are sheared with a steeper angle of approach between opposing occlusal surfaces, whereas hard, brittle items are crushed with forces perpendicular t...

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Main Authors: Peter S. Ungar, Claire L. Hartgrove, Alexa N. Wimberly, Mark F. Teaford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-12-01
Series:Biosurface and Biotribology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405451817300193