Primate dental function and evolution: longitudinal 3D tooth wear in wild baboons

Ian Towle, Monash University
Luca Fiorenza, Monash University
Kristin L Krueger, Loyola University Chicago
Clifford J Jolly, New York University
Jane Phillips-Conroy, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Abstract

Tooth wear constrains feeding efficiency, life history, and survival in mammals, yet its progression in wild populations remains poorly understood. We use high-resolution 3D analysis to quantify occlusal tissue loss over a 3-year period in the upper premolars and molars (P3-M3;