牙破碎模式和牙腐烂表明早期人类类动物的软水果饮食
Ian Towle1, Matthew R Borths2, Carolina Loch1
1Sir John Walsh Research Institute, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
American journal of biological anthropology
|December 14, 2023
概括
来自埃及的灵长类动物化石显示牙碎片很少,这表明他们的饮食富含软水果而不是硬食品. 这表明早期人类类动物的饮食多样性有限,软水果是主要的食物来源.
科学领域:
- 古生物学的古生物学
- 灵长类动物的进化
- 古人类学古人类学.
背景情况:
- 费尤姆低谷的化石是理解人类进化的关键.
- 饮食解释表明,水果占主导地位,但硬食品和叶子可能被消耗.
- 牙破碎模式可以揭示饮食习惯,特别是硬物体食.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较五种Fayum灵长类灵长类与现存灵长类的牙破碎模式.
- 评估早期人类类动物潜在的硬物体食行为.
主要方法:
- 检查了来自五个Fayum灵长类的原始化石标本.
- 记录了牙芯片的数量,严重程度和位置.
- 记录了牙损伤,以推断软水果的消费.
主要成果:
- 在所有五个研究的属中,牙破裂的发病率低 (5%).
- 根据家族的碎片发病率有所不同:帕拉皮特科 (2.6%),普罗普利奥皮特科 (6%),奥利戈皮特科 (7.4%).
- 在Propliopithecidae中发现了三种病变,表明软,含糖的水果消费.
结论:
- 低的破碎率与主要的软水果饮食相一致,而不是习惯的硬食品.
- 在Propliopithecidae中,虫会促进软水果的消费.
- 结果表明早期人类类动物的饮食多样性较低,软水果是主要的食物来源.
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