Penny Higgins

Penny Higgins

Aug 18, 2020

Group 6 Copy 236
0
    Please wait...

    About This Project

    While doing chemical analysis of tooth enamel to reconstruct ancient environments, paleontologists have become over-reliant on the mammalian third molar (M3 or wisdom tooth). The problem with this is that the third-molar is rarely found in younger mammals' jaws, whereas young animals constitute much of the fossil record. Here, we seek to test the viability of using incisors (which are much more common) instead of the M3 as a new, more abundant resource to reconstruct the Earth's past.

    More Lab Notes From This Project

    Blast off!

    Browse Other Projects on Experiment

    Related Projects

    From Pixels to Protection: Assessing the Utilization of AI in Underwater Video Analysis for Marine Protected Areas

    This project, partially funded by Sea Grant California, uses Baited Remote Underwater Video to study fish...

    Flight-calling in Wood-Warblers (Parulidae): Does Species-Specific Behavior Drive Evolution of Calls?

    Flight calls are poorly understood vocalizations given by migrating warblers (Parulidae) that are thought...

    The California Ringtail Project: capturing ringtails on wildlife cameras towards conservation efforts

    The ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) is a protected mammal species in California yet there is a significant...