Rene,
In the analysis I did back in the 1990's, teeth were the only elements that
did not yield useful correlations with other elements (such as mandible
size) and thus, could not be used reliably to estimate body size (see
Crockford, S.J. 1997. "Osteometry of Makah and Salish Dogs" publication #22,
Simon Fraser University Archaeology Press, British Columbia, Canada;
resonably priced and as far as I know, still available). In other words,
there were often small teeth in big jaws and big teeth in small ones, so I
did not bother to measure teeth.
I expect canines (at least length measurements) would be least useful
because of wear at the tip although you might use width instead. Then
measurement error might be larger than the differences between sizes. Good
luck, perhaps someone else has done this and found better results.
best regards,
Susan
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From: "Rene Kysely" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 2:25 AM
Subject: [ZOOARCH] body size estimation from teeth
Dear colleagues,
I am searching formulas for estimation of dog body size (e.g. withers
height,
possibly weight) from caninus dimensions (however also information for other
teeth and possibly for other domestic animals would be welcome).
Does anybody know some published regression or other helpful information?
René
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