Here is a link to a useful resource on African mammal dentition. It was compiled by Zelalem Assefa (Research Associate of the Archaeobiology Program, NMNH, Smithsonian). I hope the link still works.
http://ripley.si.edu/hop/dentition/dentition.htm
Melinda A. Zeder
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Hello zooarchs!
I wanted to thank everyone for the references they sent me on equid teeth from southern Africa.
All the best,
Aleksa
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Hi
Here are some zebra related references. The palaeo equid literature Eisenmann, Forsten and macFadden may be useful. Eisenmann has some comparative photos for some of these species.
Caution is required. As far as I am aware there are no large studies positively identifying species differences for equids. All methods/discussions appear to be based are extremely small sample sizes, so there is no real understanding of intra or inter species variation in equids.
Eisenmann, Véra
http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1463-6409.2000.00034.x
http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vera_Eisenmann/publication/40663683_Caractres_distinctifs_des_premires_phalanges_antrieures_et_postrieures_chez_certains_quids_actuels_et_fossiles/links/0deec51913aabaf164000000.pdf
- file.
http://www.vera-eisenmann.com/differences-between-anterior-and-posterior-ph-i
Forsten, Ann
MacFadden, Bruce J.
Mashkour, M. (Year) Equids in time and space: Papers in honour of véra eisenmann. In: Mashkour, M., ed. 9th International Council for Archaeozoology Conference, 2002 Durham. Oxford: Oxbow, 240.
Reynolds, S. C. & Bishop, L. C. (2006) Craniodental variability in modern and fossil plains zebra (equus burchellii gray 1824) from east and southern africa. In: Mashkour, M. (ed.) Equids in time and space: Papers in honour of véra eisenmann. 9th international council for archaeozoology conference, durham 2002. Durham: Oxbow.
Osborn, H. F. & (1857-1935) (1912) Craniometry of the equidae. Memoirs of the AMNH, new series, 1, pt. 3, 52.
http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/handle/2246/5729
Spinage, C. A. (1972) Age estimation of zebra. African Journal of Ecology, 10, 273-277.
Acta-Theriologica
http://rcin.org.pl/dlibra/publication?id=2613&from=pubindex&dirids=66&tab=1&lp=2
http://link.springer.com/journal/13364
Cerniglia, P. & Yates, B. C. (1995) Identification notes for wildlife law enforcement: Mammals: Perissodactyla: Equidae. Grevy's zebra; mountain, cape mountain, or hartmann's zebra; plains, grant's, chapman's, burchell's, damaraland, bohm's, selous's bontequagga zebra.
http://www.fws.gov/lab/idnotes/IDM961.PDF
Kaugars, G. E. (1992) Zebra, part 1. Journal of Endodontics, 18, 138.
U.S., F. a. W. S. F. L. (2011) U.S. Fish and wildlife service forensics laboratory. Available: http://www.fws.gov/lab/
cheers
Pam
Pamela J Cross
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Subject: [ZOOARCH] Comparative Photos of African Equids
Dear Zooarchs,
I'm in the process of identifying equid teeth from Lesotho and would appreciate any additional resources to compare to these remains. Equus quagga, Equus zebra and Equus grevy are a few of the possible species that could be found in the assemblage. If any has any photos graphs they could share, it would be most helpful for this process.
All the best,
Aleksa Alaica
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Sincerely,
Aleksa K. Alaica
PhD Candidate
SSHRC, Doctoral Fellow
Junior Fellow, Massey College
University of Toronto
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Sincerely,
Aleksa K. Alaica
PhD Candidate
SSHRC, Doctoral Fellow
Junior Fellow, Massey College
University of Toronto
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