When homologous cusps display non-homologous wear facets: An occlusal reorganization ensures functional continuity during dental evolution of Murinae (Rodentia, Mammalia)

Vincent Lazzari (1) , Paul Tafforeau (2) , Jacques Michaux (3)

1 IPHEP - Institut International de Paléoprimatologie, Paléontologie Humaine : Évolution et Paléoenvironnement
2 ESRF - European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
3 UMR ISEM - Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier

Keywords: Murine rodents; Evolution; Functional morphology; Molar crown; X-ray microtomography; 3D printing; occlusion

Domains: Paleontology

Vincent Lazzari, Paul Tafforeau, Jacques Michaux. When homologous cusps display non-homologous wear facets: An occlusal reorganization ensures functional continuity during dental evolution of Murinae (Rodentia, Mammalia). Archives of Oral Biology, 2011, 56, pp.194-204. ⟨10.1016/j.archoralbio.2010.09.011⟩. ⟨hal-00594583⟩