"Paleodontology" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The study of the teeth of early forms of life through fossil remains.
| Descriptor ID |
D010161
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.076.368.584.583
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Paleodontology" by people in Profiles.
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Maxillary molar enamel thickness of Plio-Pleistocene hominins. J Hum Evol. 2020 05; 142:102731.
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Long-term genetic stability and a high-altitude East Asian origin for the peoples of the high valleys of the Himalayan arc. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 07 05; 113(27):7485-90.
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Enamel thickness trends in Plio-Pleistocene hominin mandibular molars. J Hum Evol. 2015 Aug; 85:35-45.
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Earliest evolution of multituberculate mammals revealed by a new Jurassic fossil. Science. 2013 Aug 16; 341(6147):779-83.
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The placental mammal ancestor and the post-K-Pg radiation of placentals. Science. 2013 Feb 08; 339(6120):662-7.
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A swimming mammaliaform from the Middle Jurassic and ecomorphological diversification of early mammals. Science. 2006 Feb 24; 311(5764):1123-7.
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A new hominin from the Basal Member of the Hadar Formation, Dikika, Ethiopia, and its geological context. J Hum Evol. 2005 Oct; 49(4):499-514.
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A Late Jurassic digging mammal and early mammalian diversification. Science. 2005 Apr 01; 308(5718):103-7.
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An Early Cretaceous tribosphenic mammal and metatherian evolution. Science. 2003 Dec 12; 302(5652):1934-40.
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The giant crocodyliform Sarcosuchus from the Cretaceous of Africa. Science. 2001 Nov 16; 294(5546):1516-9.