Cementum Annulus Counts Provide a Means for Age Determination in Macaca mulatta (Primates, Anthropoidea)

Rf, Kay; Dt, Rasmussen; Kc, Beard

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“…Hence, overall, pos terior crown formation times in hominoids are probably very similar. There is also in creasing evidence from several of these stud ies [89,97,104] that the spacing between striae of Retzius, in all fossil hominids so far examined, is divisible by the cross-striation repeat interval [7][8][9] in the same micro scopic field of the same specimen.…”

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The Developing Dentition and Tooth Structure in Hominoids

Dean¹

1989

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This review of hominoid dental development is presented in two parts. The first section reviews (1) the general relationship between dental development and life history in hominoids; (2) the methods used to document dental development, and (3) the nature of incremental growth markings in hominoid teeth. The second section builds on this and reviews the contributions to hominoid dental development that have been made by (1) studies of tooth emergence; (2) studies of tooth calcification stages, and (3) histological studies of incremental growth markings made either from sections of teeth or replicas of early hominid teeth prepared for scanning electron microscopy.

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The Developing Dentition and Tooth Structure in Hominoids

Dean¹

1989

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“…Investigations of primate teeth include the genus Macaca [3][4][5][6] and Callithrix [7]. In particular, Kay et al [5] and Kay and Cant [6] have investigated specimens of known individual age and confirmed the high correlation between the number of incremental lines and age-at-death.…”

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Cold Stress in Captive Great Apes Recorded in Incremental Lines of Dental Cementum

Cipriano¹

2002

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Incremental lines in dental cementum of museum specimens of 11 free-ranging great apes were compared to the respective structures in 5 captive specimens of known age-at-death, and with many known life-history parameters. While the dental cementum of the free-ranging apes was regularly structured into alternating dark and light bands, 4 out of 5 captive animals showed marked irregularities in terms of hypomineralized bands which could all be dated to the year 1963. Cementum preservation was insufficient in the fifth specimen and did not permit such a differentiation. All 4 captive apes had been kept in a zoo located in the northern hemisphere, where 1963 was characterized by an extremely cold winter. Since cold stress is a calcium-consuming process, the lack of available calcium in newly forming cementum could be responsible for the observed hypomineralization. The appositional growth characteristics of dental cementum serve as a record for such life-history events.

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“…Although cementum increment analysis is most commonly used to age ungulates and marine mammals, the method has also been applied to humans (Stott, Sis & Levy, 1982;Naylor et aI., 1985;Charles et al, 1986;Condon et al, 1986) and other primates (e.g. Wada, Ohtaishi & Haciya, 1978; Yoneda, 1982; Kay, Rasmussen & Beard, 1984; Kay & Cant, 1988). Over the last 20 years, several archaeologists have applied cementum-increment analysis primarily to determine the seasonal use of sites (e.g.…”

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The biology of cementum increments (with an archaeological application)

Lieberman

Meadow

1992

Mammal Review

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Cementum, a bone‐like tissue that surrounds the roots of teeth, anchoring them to the periodontal ligament, is useful for determining the age at and season of death of mammals, an issue of concern for both archaeologists and biologists. When a tooth is sectioned and examined microscopically, cementum appears in bands that differ in their optical properties and are well correlated with seasonal growth. Because it is a continually deposited tissue that is rarely modified or resorbed, cementum records the history of a variety of seasonal factors that affect its growth. An understanding of the biological nature of cementum is crucial to the identification of these factors and interpretation of the resulting incremental structure. This paper outlines current knowledge of the development, histology and function of cementum in the context of the mammalian masticatory apparatus. Of the various types of cementum, acellular cementum is often more appropriate for seasonal correlations. Differences between acellular cementum increments are probably related to specific dietary factors that often vary between seasons. Cellular cementum increments probably result from phasic cementogenesis triggered by tooth eruption. This paper outlines a study of cementum bands in Gazella gazella for which there is an excellent correlation between the season of death and incremental structures in their cementum. This correlation can be used to estimate the season of death of gazelles from archaeological sites in the Levant. Problems for future research are outlined.

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Cementum Annulus Counts Provide a Means for Age Determination in Macaca mulatta (Primates, Anthropoidea)

Cited by 23 publications

References 7 publications

The Developing Dentition and Tooth Structure in Hominoids

The Developing Dentition and Tooth Structure in Hominoids

Cold Stress in Captive Great Apes Recorded in Incremental Lines of Dental Cementum

The biology of cementum increments (with an archaeological application)

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