人类学学报 ›› 2021, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (02): 292-306.doi: 10.16359/j.cnki.cn11-1963/q.2019.0044

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牙齿微痕研究在古食性重建中应用的简述

华李成1,2(), Peter S UNGAR2()   

  1. 1.浙江宁波大学机械工程与力学学院,宁波 315211
    2.Department of Anthropology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
  • 收稿日期:2017-12-13 修回日期:2019-07-11 出版日期:2021-04-15 发布日期:2021-04-13
  • 通讯作者: Peter S UNGAR
  • 作者简介:华李成(1987-),男,浙江人,宁波大学讲师,美国阿肯色大学助理研究员,主要从事生物摩擦学、界面力学等研究。Email: hualicheng@nbu.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    宁波大学科研启动基金(009-42180610)

Application of dental microwear in diets reconstruction

HUA Licheng1,2(), Peter S UNGAR2()   

  1. 1. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211
    2. Department of Anthropology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 72701, USA
  • Received:2017-12-13 Revised:2019-07-11 Online:2021-04-15 Published:2021-04-13
  • Contact: Peter S UNGAR
  • Supported by:
    K.C. Wong Magna Fund through Ningbo University

摘要:

在古食性研究中,牙齿微痕是指动物在咀嚼食物的过程中在牙齿咬合面上产生的微观磨损痕迹。不同食性的动物具有不同的牙齿微痕特征,因此可以通过研究牙齿微痕特征来重建灭绝动物的古食性,为探讨动物演化和古生态环境变化提供重要信息。本文主要介绍牙齿微痕作为一种简单而高效的古食性重建方法在古生物领域中的应用。本文主要内容包括牙齿微痕的发展历史,形成机理与应用,以及近年来被广泛应用的牙齿微痕定量化分析——表面纹理分析法,并在最后浅谈了牙齿微痕研究未来可能研究的方向。

关键词: 牙齿, 微痕, 表面纹理, 饮食结构, 分析方法

Abstract:

Dental microwear analysis is the study of microscopic scratches and pits that form on teeth as the result of their use. The pattern of microwear on a tooth is distinctive and varies with foods eaten, so can be used as a proxy for diet. Dental microwear therefore has the potential to provide important insights into paleoecology and evolution of extinct forms. This paper introduces the application of dental microwear analysis as a simple and efficient method of diet reconstruction for the fields of bioarchaeology and paleontology. The principal approaches used to relate pattern of microwear to diet will be presented. Further, current understandings of the etiology of dental microwear will be summarized. In addition, methods of texture analysis applied to dental microwear surfaces will be reviewed. Finally, possible directions for future research on dental microwear will be proposed.

Key words: Tooth, Microwear, Surface texture, Diet, Methods

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