Structural Morphology of Molars in Large Mammalian Herbivores: Enamel Content Varies between Tooth Positions.

The distribution of dental tissues in mammalian herbivores can be very different from taxon to taxon. While grazers tend to have more elaborated and complexly folded enamel ridges, browsers have less complex enamel ridges which can even be so far reduced that they are completely lost. The gradient i...

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Main Authors: Daniela E Winkler, Thomas M Kaiser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4551798?pdf=render