Tooth chipping can reveal the diet and bite forces of fossil hominins

Mammalian tooth enamel is often chipped, providing clear evidence for localized contacts with large hard food objects. Here, we apply a simple fracture equation to estimate peak bite forces directly from chip size. Many fossil hominins exhibit antemortem chips on their posterior teeth, indicating th...

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Main Authors: Constantino, Paul J., Lee, James J.-W., Chai, Herzl, Zipfel, Bernhard, Ziscovici, Charles, Lawn, Brian R., Lucas, Peter W.
Format: Artigo
Sprog:Inglês
Udgivet: The Royal Society 2010
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Palaeontology
Online adgang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3001363/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20519197
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2010.0304
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