Molar Size Sequence in the Great Apes: Gorilla, Orangutan, and Chimpanzee
- 1 April 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 59 (4) , 749-752
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345800590041801
Abstract
In ape dentitions the common molar size sequence is assumed to be M3 > M2 > M1. This sequence is held in contrast to the assumed human sequence, M1 > M2 > M3. Using mesiodistal, buccolingual, and cross-sectional area dimensions, this study indicates that the molar size progression in all three great ape species varies extensively from the assumed sequence.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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