An Examination of Triassic Cynodont Tooth Enamel Chemistry Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

Calcified Tissue International

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 162-169

  Botha, J ^a   Lee Thorp, J ^b   Sponheimer, M ^c  

^a IZIKO SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cynodont; Enamel; Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy; Therapsid; Tooth

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENAMEL; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PALEONTOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPTILE; TOOTH;

ANIMALS; DENTAL ENAMEL; FOSSILS; HISTORY, ANCIENT; PALEODONTOLOGY; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

EID: 1342323581     PISSN: 0171967X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00223-003-0124-3     Document Type: Article

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