Hypsodonty in mammals : evolution, geomorphology and the role of earth surface processes /

The evolution of high-crowned teeth, hypsodonty, is a defining characteristic of many terrestrial herbivores. To date, the most prominent focus in the study of the teeth of grazing herbivores has been co-evolution with grasses and grasslands. This book develops the idea further and looks at the myri...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Madden, R. H. (Richard H.) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Temas:
Hypsodonty.
Teeth > Growth.
Teeth > Evolution.
Mammals.
Hypsodontie.
Dents > Croissance.
Dentition.
Mammifères.
Mammalia (class)
NATURE > Animals > Mammals.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Mammals.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Hypsodonty in South America
  • Hypsodonty in the South American fossil record
  • South America and global hypsodonty
  • Excess tooth wear in New Zealand
  • Soil erosion, soil ingestion, and tooth wear in Australia
  • Crown height and tooth wear on islands
  • The East African Plio-Pleistocene
  • The middle Cenozoic of Patagonia
  • Ever-growing teeth.

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