期刊
ARCHIVES OF ORAL BIOLOGY
卷 56, 期 2, 页码 194-204出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2010.09.011
关键词
Murine rodents; Evolution; Functional morphology; Molar crown; X-ray microtomography; 3D printing; Occlusion
资金
- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche [ANR-09-BLAN-0238]
- ID 19
- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility of Grenoble
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) [ANR-09-BLAN-0238] Funding Source: Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR)
Objective: This study was designed to interpret the differences between the occlusal relationships in the murine rodents and those in their Miocene cricetodont ancestors. It aimed at understanding the functional transformations that led to the emergence of the peculiar chewing motion of the Murinae, associating forwardly directed masticatory movements to cusp interlocking, a trait unique amongst mammals. Methods: Microwear analyses and simulations of occlusion achieved with size-increased 3D printings of teeth crafted from 3D data obtained by X-ray synchrotron microtomography at the European synchrotron radiation facility allow us to carefully interpret the occlusal relationships in Muroidea. Results: A rotation of the direction of the chewing movements occurred from Cricetodontinae to Murinae. This rotation emerged without any cusp removal contrary to previous interpretations, by the way of an occlusal reorganization involving a loss of contacts between some cusps, offset by a contact with other cusps. This new organization was already present in the early and middle Miocene genus Potwarmus. Conclusion: Molar tooth evolution in Murinae was characterized by the preservation and the reshaping of the primitive muroid cusps, the acquisition of supplementary cusps, and changes in the contacts between the opposite cusps. During evolution, changes of cusp patterns in upper and lower molar teeth are coordinated in order to retain a functional occlusion. Because of this functional constraint, one cusp was supposed to more likely occlude with the same opposite cusps during evolution, and therefore homologous cusps would always carry homologous attrition facets. Evolution of Murinae proves that functional continuity can also be preserved through changes in occlusal relationships independently from cusp removal. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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