Do silica phytoliths really wear mammalian teeth?

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 526-531

  Sanson, Gordon D ^a   Kerr, Stuart A ^a   Gross, Karlis A ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abrasion; Dental enamel; Hardness; Microwear; Nanoindentation; Silica phytoliths

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; FOSSIL RECORD; HARDNESS; INDENTATION; MAMMAL; MIOCENE; PHYTOLITH; SILICA; TESTING METHOD; TOOTH; WEAR;

MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33845501827     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2006.06.009     Document Type: Article

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