Computed tomography and enamel thickness of maxillary molars of Plio-Pleistocene hominids from Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, and Kromdraai (South Africa): An exploratory study.

Abstract:

:This paper is one in a series which explores the possibility of using the non-destructive CT technique to identify patterns in tooth enamel distribution and structure of hominid molars from Plio-Pleistocene sites in South Africa, notably Swartkrans, Sterkfontein, and Kromdraai. Whereas previous investigators have emphasised gross differences in absolute and relative or average enamel thickness between hominid taxa, the present study highlights differences in enamel thickness over functionally significant regions of the crown. Differences in the distribution of enamel in A. robustus, A. africanus, and Homo sp. are identified through the use of bivariate and multivariate analyses, and are interpreted in terms of dietary regimes.

journal_name

Am J Phys Anthropol

authors

Macho GA,Thackeray JF

doi

10.1002/ajpa.1330890202

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1992-10-01 00:00:00

pages

133-43

issue

2

eissn

0002-9483

issn

1096-8644

journal_volume

89

pub_type

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