Tertiary Dentine Frequencies in Extant Great Apes and Fossil Hominins
Tertiary dentine forms when an odontoblast is directly affected by stimuli, commonly through occlusal wear and caries. In this study the presence of tertiary dentine was recorded in three South African fossil hominin species ('Australopithecus africanus, Homo naledi and Paranthropus robustus...
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Language: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
2019-03-01
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Series: | Open Quaternary |
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Online Access: | http:///articles/48 |