New Middle Pleistocene Hominin Dental Remains From Velika Balanica, Serbia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The cave site of Velika Balanica in Sićevo Gorge, Serbia, has previously yielded early Neanderthal dental remains from Layer 3a, dated by thermoluminescence to 285 ± 34 and 295 ± 74 ka. We describe and compare four additional dental specimens recovered from the Middle Pleistocene Layers 3a and 3b of the cave: a right I¹ (BH-8), a right I₂ (BH-7), an incisor crown fragment (BH-16), and a left M₃ (BH-15).

Material and methods

The fossil teeth were scanned using micro-computed tomography (μCT), and the resulting digital models were used to record dimensions and assess internal morphology, including the enamel-dentine junction (EDJ). Morphological traits were analyzed on both outer and internal surfaces. Dental measurements were compare

SUBMITTER: Radovic P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12498494 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature