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Chewing surfaces reveal a lot
The shape and function of the chewing surfaces of most mammals are closely linked to their evolution. As dental remains are also the most common mammal fossils, evolutionary trends can be reconstructed. Every bite leaves behind fine mechanical traces that are recorded in three dimensions.
New techniques for old tooth surfaces
The department has developed new techniques for this that are unique in mammal research in Germany. The traces on the tooth surfaces make it possible to reconstruct the diet, environmental conditions and climate. Using collection material from present-day and extinct mammals, including humans, they are opening up a previously little-utilised archive of the history of life. Environmental factors that have triggered evolutionary change are identified.
Understanding the effects of climate change
Recent climate and environmental changes caused by humans can also be recorded and evaluated. Large species, African ungulates and primates, marine mammals and bats are particular focal points of the collection. There is an extensive, well-documented collection of mammal skeletons - one of the most important in Germany. There is also a variety of skins as well as a collection of organs and embryos.
Related collections
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- Head of Section Mammalogy & Paleoanthropology
Phone: +49 40 238317 623
E-Mail: t.kaiser@leibniz-lib.de
Projects
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Publications
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2025/2
The Influence of the Collective Effect of Tooth–tooth Interaction on the Feeding Efficiency of Gastropods: A Biomimetic Approach
Journal of bionic engineering/Journal of Bionics Engineering
2025/1
Reconstruction of feeding behaviour and diet in Devonian ctenacanth chondrichthyans using dental microwear texture and finite element analyses
Royal Society Open Science, 1, 12
2025/1
Dynamic Numerical Model of Mucus Feeding in Gastropoda
Advanced Theory and Simulations
2024/12
Mechanical properties and cuticle organisation in mandibles are related to the task specialisation in leafcutter ants (Atta laevigata, Attini, Formicidae)
Physiological Entomology
2024/12
Material composition and mechanical properties of the venom-injecting forcipules in centipedes
Frontiers in Zoology, 1, 21
2024/12
Mandible mechanical properties and composition of the larval Glossosoma boltoni (Trichoptera, Insecta)
Scientific reports, 1, 14
2024/12
Ultrablack color in velvet ant cuticle
Beilstein journal of nanotechnology, 15
2024/12
Functional morphology of cleaning devices in the damselfly Ischnura elegans (Odonata, Coenagrionidae)
Beilstein journal of nanotechnology, 12
2024/12
Deep-time maar lakes and other volcanogenic lakes as Fossil-Lagerstätten – An overview
Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, 4, 104
2024/11
Mandible composition and properties in two selected praying mantises (Insecta, Mantodea)
The Anatomical Record
2024/9
Radular Tooth Coating in Members of Dendronotidae and Flabellinidae (Nudibranchia, Gastropoda, Mollusca)
Journal of morphology, 9, 285
2024/9
The primitive giant panda Kretzoiarctos beatrix (Carnivora, Ursidae) from the hominid locality of Hammerschmiede: dietary implications
Papers in Palaeontology, 5, 10
2024/6
Prey size reflected in tooth wear: a comparison of two wolf populations from Sweden and Alaska
Interface Focus, 3, 14
2024/5
Performance of biological food processing interfaces: Perspectives on the science of mollusc radula
Biointerphases, 3, 19
2024/5
The puncture mechanics: an example from the bed bug Cimex lectularius showing traumatic insemination using the paramere
Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 214, 21
2024/4
Wear patterns of radular teeth in Loligo vulgaris (Cephalopoda; Mollusca) are related to their structure and mechanical properties
Interface Focus, 2, 14
2024/4
Mechanical and elemental characterization of ant mandibles: consequences for bite mechanics
Interface Focus, 2, 14
2024/4
Mandible elemental composition and mechanical properties from distinct castes of the leafcutter ant Atta laevigata (Attini; Formicidae)
Interface Focus, 2, 14
2024/4
Editorial: composite materials in biological and bioinspired systems
Interface Focus, 2, 14
2024/2
Diversity of Mineral Systems, Material Compositions and Mechanical Properties in Molluscan Radulae
2023/12
Holding in the stream: convergent evolution of suckermouth structures in Loricariidae (Siluriformes)
Frontiers in Zoology, 1, 20
2023/12
Mechanical properties of larval mouthparts of the antlion Euroleon nostras (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) and their correlation with cuticular material composition
Zoomorphology, 4, 142
2023/11
Particle binding capacity of snail saliva
The Journal of Chemical Physics, 18, 159
2023/9
Foraging on sand particles: Coatings of soft radular teeth (Paludomidae, Gastropoda, Mollusca)
Invertebrate Biology, 3, 142
2023/8
Elemental composition and material properties of radular teeth in the heterobranch snail Gastropteron rubrum (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cephalaspidea) foraging on hard organisms
8, 13
2023/8
Dynamical Numerical Model of the Molluscan Radula in its Interaction with the Substrate and Food Particles
Advanced Theory and Simulations, 8, 6
2023/5
Coping with abrasive food: diverging composition of radular teeth in two Porifera-consuming nudibranch species (Mollusca, Gastropoda)
202, 20
2023/2
Osteo-pathological analysis provides evidence for a survived historical ship strike in a Southern Hemisphere fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
PloS one, 2, 18
2023/1
Suspension feeding in Copepoda (Crustacea) -a numerical model of setae acting in concert Full
Beilstein journal of nanotechnology, 1, 14
2022/12
The ontogeny of elements: distinct ontogenetic patterns in the radular tooth mineralization of gastropods
Naturwissenschaften, 6, 109
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Employees
Alexander Daasch
ztm Mammalogy & Paleoanthropology HamburgPhone: +49 40 238317 662
E-mail: a.daasch@leibniz-lib.de
Prof. Dr. Thomas M. Kaiser
ztm Mammalogy & Paleoanthropology Hamburg ScientistPhone: +49 40 238317 623
E-mail: t.kaiser@leibniz-lib.de
Dr. Wencke Krings
ztm Mammalogy & Paleoanthropology Hamburg ScientistPhone: +49 40 238317 625
E-mail: w.krings@leibniz-lib.deProf. Dr. Harald Schliemann
ztm Mammalogy & Paleoanthropology Hamburg Scientist, guestPhone: +49 40 42838 3917
E-mail: schliemann@zoologie.uni-hamburg.de