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Abrasive, Silica Phytoliths and the Evolution of Thick Molar Enamel in Primates, with Implications for the Diet of Paranthropus boisei

BACKGROUND: Primates—including fossil species of apes and hominins—show variation in their degree of molar enamel thickness, a trait long thought to reflect a diet of hard or tough foods. The early hominins demonstrated molar enamel thickness of moderate to extreme degrees, which suggested to most r...

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Main Authors: Rabenold, Diana, Pearson, Osbjorn M.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3233556/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22163299
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0028379
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