1. New Geometric Morphometric Insights in Digital Taphonomy: Analyses into the Sexual Dimorphism of Felids through Their Tooth Pits
- Author
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Silvia J. Tardáguila-Giacomozzi, Darío Herranz-Rodrigo, José Yravedra, Antonio Garrucho, Juan-José Rodríguez-Alba, Jesús Recuero, and Lloyd A. Courtenay
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Technology ,Taphonomy ,New horizons ,QH301-705.5 ,QC1-999 ,Morphology (biology) ,Biology ,Arqueología ,biology.animal ,neotaphonomy ,General Materials Science ,Biology (General) ,Carnivore ,geometric morphometrics ,QD1-999 ,Instrumentation ,Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes ,Morphometrics ,actualistic studies ,Physics ,Process Chemistry and Technology ,General Engineering ,Prehistoria ,Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) ,sexual dimorphism ,Computer Science Applications ,Sexual dimorphism ,Chemistry ,Evolutionary biology ,TA1-2040 ,Panthera - Abstract
Recent studies using geometric morphometrics for taphonomy have yielded interesting results, opening new horizons of research in both archaeological and paleontological sites. Here we present the analysis of tooth pits left by male and female individuals of two different carnivore species (Panthera tigris and Panthera pardus) in order to see if sexual dimorphism influences the morphology of tooth pit marks. In the process, 3D-scanning and applied statistics were used. Based on samples derived from two individuals of different sexes, the present results indicate sexual dimorphism in these felid species to not be a conditioning factor of tooth pit morphology.
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- 2021