Diet plays an incontrovertible role in primate evolution, affecting anatomy, growth and
development, behavior, and social structure. It should come as no surprise that a myriad of …

Both dust and silica phytoliths have been shown to contribute to reducing tooth volume
during chewing. However, the way and the extent to which they individually contribute to …

Although conveying an indisputable morphological and behavioral signal, traditional dietary
categories such as frugivorous or folivorous tend to group a wide range of food mechanical …

The increased prevalence and affordability of 3D scanning technology is beginning to have
significant effects on the research questions and approaches available for studies of …

Abstract Though late Middle Pleistocene in age, Homo naledi is characterized by a mosaic
of Australopithecus-like (eg, curved fingers, small brains) and Homo-like (eg, elongated …

Dental topography is a widely used method for quantifying dental morphology and inferring
dietary ecology in animals. Differences in methodology have brought into question the …

Thirteen permanent fully erupted teeth were excavated at the Paleolithic site of La Cotte de
St Brelade in Jersey in 1910 and 1911. These were all found in the same location, on a …

Extant colobine monkeys have been historically described as specialized folivores.
However, reports on both their behavior and dental metrics tend to ascribe a more varied …

Form‐function relationships in mammalian feeding systems are active topics of research in
evolutionary biology. This is due principally to their fundamental importance for …

Recently, ambient occlusion, quantified through portion de ciel visible (PCV) was introduced
as a method for quantifying dental morphological wear resistance and reconstructing diet in …