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Beth Upex (Durham University) did a PhD on caprine enamel hypoplasia. It has a lot of good references. See PDF below. Enamel Hypoplasia in Modern and Archaeological Caprine Populations: The Development and Application of a New Methodological Approach http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/182/ __________________________________________ Angela Perri Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Human Evolution Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Deutscher Platz 6, Leipzig, Germany [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 8:36 PM, Pajx <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi > > The human osteos look at various dental developmental pathologies...which > might apply? Which brought me to an interesting thought... > > Has anyone ever studied/discussed hypoplasia in animals? > > > *Enamel hypoplasia* is defined as an incomplete or defective formation of > the organic enamel matrix of the teeth in the embryonic stage of the > *... * it also predisposes to caries. > > Teeth: *Enamel Hypoplasia* - PBS<http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/education/activities/pdf/3409_inca_07.pdf> > http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/education/activities/pdf/3409_inca_07.pdf > > cheers > Pam > > Pamela J Cross > PhD researcher, Bioarchaeology > AGES, University of Bradford > BD7 1DP UK > p.j.cross (at) student.bradford.ac.uk > pajx (at) aol.com > http://www.barc.brad.ac.uk/resstud_Cross.php > http://bradford.academia.edu/PamCross > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: adam heinrich <[log in to unmask]> > To: ZOOARCH <[log in to unmask]> > > Sent: Sat, 15 Feb 2014 5:34 > Subject: [ZOOARCH] pig canine > > Hi Zooarch, > > > https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=E0F02FB40A6F0D4D!132&authkey=!AO3yVhfSCk1pD_M&ithint=folder%2c.JPG > > At the link above I hosted four pictures of a pig canine that demonstrates > some unusual characteristics according to my experiences. It only has > ridged enamel on one surface and single ridges of enamel on two other sides > of its relatively triangular shape. > > It is from a historic period site in the USA. I believe it is from the > late 18th century, but I don't yet have a lot of context info about the > site. The site has a number of pig teeth and the other upper and lower > canines are more triangular with smooth enamel on all three surfaces. > > A wild boar that I have in my comparative collection demonstrates the > ridged enamel like the one in the picture, but it has enamel on all three > surfaces. I am curious about any input that you may have about why the > enamel is so limited to the one surface and the two ridges? Could the form > of this canine indicate wildness versus domesticity? > > Thanks, Adam Heinrich >