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Canine Reduction in Oreopithecus by Ys is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document analyzes the canine teeth of the extinct hominoid primate Oreopithecus bambolii from the Late Miocene period in Italy. It finds that while Oreopithecus displayed sexual dimorphism in canine height, the canines were smaller than expected for its body size, a condition known as microdontia. This microdontia most closely resembles that of the pygmy chimpanzee. The canine reduction is interpreted as both an adaptation to the animal
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- Ys
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