Mammalian Teeth - Form and Function

Thomas Martin holds the chair of paleontology at the University of Bonn. He works on Mesozoic and Paleogene mammalian evolution and ecomorphology. Wighart von Koenigswald is professor emeritus of paleontology at the University of Bonn. He is an expert on Cenozoic mammals and the function of mammalian dentitions. Both editors were co-speakers of the DFG Research Unit 771 "Function and performance enhancement in the mammalian dentition - phylogenetic and ontogenetic impact on the masticatory apparatus".

Preface (p. 7) Authors (p. 7-10) Occlusion and Wear 1 Julia A. Schultz, Ulrike Anders, Caroline Braune, Janka J. Brinkkötter, Ivan Calandra, Sandra Engels, Eva Findeisen, Juan Pablo Gailer, Jürgen Hummel, Kai R. K. Jäger, Thomas M. Kaiser, Daniela C. Kalthoff, Wighart v. Koenigswald, Ottmar Kullmer, Christina Landwehr, Markus Mau, Ulrike Menz, Irina Ruf, Anne M. Schubert, Ellen Schulz-Kornas, Achim H. Schwermann, Leonie C. Schwermann, Mirella Skiba, Patrick Steuer, Karl-Heinz Südekum, Daniela E. Winkler, and Thomas Martin: A new wear facet terminology for mammalian dentitions (p. 11-24) PDF 2 Ottmar Kullmer, Ulrike Menz, and Luca Fiorenza: Occlusal Fingerprint Analysis (OFA) reveals dental occlusal behavior in primate molars (p. 25-43) PDF 3 Ellen Schulz-Kornas, Thomas M. Kaiser, Ivan Calandra, and Daniela E. Winkler: A brief history of quantitative wear analyses with an appeal for a holistic view on dental wear processes (p. 44-53) PDF Mastication and Jaw Mechanics 4 Jordi Marcé-Nogué: Mandibular biomechanics as a key factor to understand diet in mammals (p. 54-80) PDF 5 Marcus Mau, Achim Johann, Thomas M. Kaiser, and Karl-Heinz Südekum: Interaction between food, saliva, and tooth surface (p. 81-86) PDF 6 Jürgen Hummel, Marcus Clauss, and Karl-Heinz Südekum: Aspects of food comminution in ungulates and their consequences for energy budget (p. 87-101) PDF Ontogeny and Heterochrony 7 Irina Ruf, Anne M. Schubert, and Wighart v. Koenigswald: Case studies on functional aspects and constraints in early and late tooth ontogeny (p. 102-124) PDF 8 Daniela E. Winkler, Jordi Marcé-Nogué, and Thomas M. Kaiser: Enamel ridge alignments in ungulates: a cut above (p. 125-170) PDF 9 Wighart v. Koenigswald: Construction and wear of mammalian teeth in terms of heterochrony (p. 171-186) PDF Evolutionary Changes 10 Thomas Martin, Kai R. K. Jäger, Thorsten Plogschties, Achim H. Schwermann, Janka J. Brinkkötter, and Julia A. Schultz: Molar diversity and functional adaptations in Mesozoic mammals (p. 187-214) PDF 11 Julia A. Schultz, Sandra Engels, Leonie C. Schwermann, and Wighart v. Koenigswald: Evolutionary trends in the mastication patterns in some perissodactyls, cetartiodactyls, and proboscideans (p. 215-230) PDF 12 Daniela Kalthoff: Short review of dental microstructure and dental microwear in xenarthran teeth (p. 231-241) PDF Index (p. 243-248)