Analysis of enamel defects in a cave bear maxillary molar, with remarks on incremental markings in bear enamel
Uwe Kierdorf,
Dean Konjević,
Siniša Radović
et al.
Abstract:The paper discusses the formation of an enamel defect in the crown of a cave bear (Ursus spelaeus sensu lato) left maxillary second molar (M2), based on macroscopic and microscopic analysis. The tooth belongs to a cranium recovered from the Cerovac caves in Croatia that exhibits a partially healed, depressed lesion in the left squama frontalis and a further lesion in the left maxilla associated with loss of the M1. Microscopic inspection demonstrated an accentuated incremental line in both enamel and dentin of… Show more
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