1.Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Ural Division,Russian Academy of Sciences,Yekaterinburg,Russia;2.Ural Federal University,Yekaterinburg,Russia
Abstract:
In Craseomys rufocanus and Craseomys rex, the age-related and species differences in thickness and microstructure of the first lower molars (ml) have been identified and studied. The results suggest that the enamel dimensional and microstructural features may serve as additional indicators of the vole tooth evolutionary stage within a single phyletic lineage.