Forensic implications of the variation in morphology of marginal serrations on the teeth of the great white shark

The teeth of the Great White Shark have been examined to ascertain whether there is any commonality in the arrangement or number of the marginal serrations (peaks) or, indeed, whether individual sharks have a unique pattern of shapes or size of the peaks. The teeth of the White Shark are characteris...

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প্রধান লেখক: Nambiar, P., Brown, K.A., Bridges, T.E.
বিন্যাস: প্রবন্ধ
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প্রকাশিত: 1996
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description The teeth of the Great White Shark have been examined to ascertain whether there is any commonality in the arrangement or number of the marginal serrations (peaks) or, indeed, whether individual sharks have a unique pattern of shapes or size of the peaks. The teeth of the White Shark are characteristic in size and shape with serrations along almost the entire mesial and distal margins. This study has revealed no consistent pattern of size or arrangement of the marginal serrations that was sufficiently characteristic within an individual shark to serve as a reliable index of identification of a tooth as originating from that particular shark. Nonetheless, the serrations are sufficiently distinctive to enable the potential identification of an individual tooth as having been the cause of a particular bitemark.
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spelling um.eprints-38592012-11-07T02:20:44Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/3859/ Forensic implications of the variation in morphology of marginal serrations on the teeth of the great white shark Nambiar, P. Brown, K.A. Bridges, T.E. RK Dentistry The teeth of the Great White Shark have been examined to ascertain whether there is any commonality in the arrangement or number of the marginal serrations (peaks) or, indeed, whether individual sharks have a unique pattern of shapes or size of the peaks. The teeth of the White Shark are characteristic in size and shape with serrations along almost the entire mesial and distal margins. This study has revealed no consistent pattern of size or arrangement of the marginal serrations that was sufficiently characteristic within an individual shark to serve as a reliable index of identification of a tooth as originating from that particular shark. Nonetheless, the serrations are sufficiently distinctive to enable the potential identification of an individual tooth as having been the cause of a particular bitemark. 1996 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.um.edu.my/3859/1/Forensic_implications_of_the_variation_in_morphology_of_marginal_serrations_on_the_teeth_of_the_great_white_shark.pdf Nambiar, P. and Brown, K.A. and Bridges, T.E. (1996) Forensic implications of the variation in morphology of marginal serrations on the teeth of the great white shark. Journal of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology, 14 (1). pp. 2-8. ISSN 0258414X,
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Forensic implications of the variation in morphology of marginal serrations on the teeth of the great white shark
title Forensic implications of the variation in morphology of marginal serrations on the teeth of the great white shark
title_full Forensic implications of the variation in morphology of marginal serrations on the teeth of the great white shark
title_fullStr Forensic implications of the variation in morphology of marginal serrations on the teeth of the great white shark
title_full_unstemmed Forensic implications of the variation in morphology of marginal serrations on the teeth of the great white shark
title_short Forensic implications of the variation in morphology of marginal serrations on the teeth of the great white shark
title_sort forensic implications of the variation in morphology of marginal serrations on the teeth of the great white shark
topic RK Dentistry
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