title: Mecrowear of mammalian teeth as an indicator of diet.
abstract: Microwear details on teeth of two sympatric species of hyrax are correlated with major dietary differences observed in the wild. Grazing (Procavia john-stoni) and browsing (Heterohyrax brucei) species can be distinguished. The results show that diets of extinct species may be deduced from tooth microwear.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003804:Dentin / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004032:Diet; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D010161:Paleodontology; D012377:Rodentia; D014072:Tooth Abrasion / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*