Microwear analysis on Paranthropus boisei teeth implies form may not equal function » Paranthropus boisei Tooth Microwear


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Figure 1. Photosimulation montages of all Paranthropusboiseispecimens known to preserve antemortem microwear. Each montage is
comprised of photosimulations of 3D point clouds for four adjacent fields representing a total of 2766204 mm of each original occlusal surface. (A)
KNM-CH 1, (B) KNM-ER 729, (C) KNM-ER 3230, (D) KNM-ER 3952, (E) KNM-WT 17400, (F) OH 5, (G) Omo L7A-125.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0002044.g001

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