Hominoid enamel prism patterns.
Analysis of enamel prism patterns in a selected series of extant hominoids reveals that pongids have a pattern distinctively different from that of Homo sapiens. The pattern for a Miocene hominoid, Ramapithecus, is very similar to that seen in Homo sapiens. The finding allows a new approach to the evaluation of isolated teeth.
D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D000882:Haplorhini / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D010161:Paleodontology; D011323:Primates / Q000033:anatomy & histology*