Canine “honing” in Australopithecus afarensis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8313993 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leonard O Greenfield (Temple University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 135-143 |
| Publication date | 1990-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.1330820203 |
| PMID | 2113767 |
| OpenAlex | W2122692380 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 14 |
The maxillary canines of Australopithecus afarensis show a distal wear facet that extends from the apex of the crown to a point near the distal cingulum. Although these facets bear a superficial resemblance to the honing facets found on the projecting portions of the canines of other anthropoids, a more detailed examination provided in this paper shows that they are not homologous or functionally equivalent. The facets are not related to the use of the maxillary canine as a weapon or as an additional masticatory surface. Instead, their presence in A. afarensis represented a blunting or dulling of the posterior edge of C so that its occulusion with P 3 would be consistent with cheek tooth occlusion
Australopithecus · Biology · Cingulum (brain) · Masticatory force · Occlusion · Trilobite · Anatomy · Marine animal studies overview · Medicine · Orthodontics · Paleontology · Primate Behavior and Ecology · Surgery · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2022 (31) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |