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DENTAL MICRO-WEAR ANALYSIS [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dentistry
  • Anthropology
  • Zoology
CONT

Dental microwear analysis is a method of inferring oral events (primarily food processing and aspects of masticatory biomechanics) from microscopic abrasion patterns retained on the enamel surfaces of teeth.

CONT

Dental microwear analysis [is a method used by] anthropologists and paleontologists to gain insights into the diet of several extinct groups, such as primates, including humans and hominins ...

Key term(s)
  • dental micro-wear analysis

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie
  • Anthropologie
  • Zoologie
CONT

Les données fournies par les analyses de micro-usures dentaires signalent très clairement que les dryopithécinés d'Europe occidentale et centrale étaient des consommateurs de feuillages et fruits à la manière des chimpanzés ou des orangs-outangs actuels.

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