Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat? - Mendoza - 2007 - Journal of Zoology - Wiley Online Library

Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat? - Mendoza - 2007 - Journal of Zoology - Wiley Online Library: "Hypsodont (i.e. high-crowned) teeth have been interpreted as an indicator of feeding preferences and habitat selection in ungulates. For this reason, the degree of hypsodonty has been used for estimating the diet of ancient taxa and in palaeoenvironmental reconstructions. The goal of this study is to elucidate the relative importance of grass consumption and open habitat foraging in the development of hypsodont teeth, using novel computer techniques of knowledge discovery applied to a dataset of 134 species of artiodactyls and perissodactyls distributed among thirteen families."