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Vol 72, No 2 (2013)
Case report
Submitted: 2013-06-05
Accepted: 2013-06-05
Published online: 2013-06-01
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Anatomical and genetic study of an ancient animal tooth showing brachyodont and hypsodont mixed taxonomical characteristics

L. V. Monteagudo, J. A. Obón, A. Whyte, M. T. Tejedor, J. Whyte, A. Cisneros
DOI: 10.5603/FM.2013.0028
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Folia Morphol 2013;72(2):167-170.

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Vol 72, No 2 (2013)
CASE REPORTS
Submitted: 2013-06-05
Accepted: 2013-06-05
Published online: 2013-06-01

Abstract

A non-human dental piece was found in a Roman Empire tomb dated the 3rd century A.C. in Zaragoza (Spain). The morphology of this piece showed mixed brachyodont (carnivores) and hypsodont (herbivores) characteristics. As a result, the taxonomical assignation of the piece was impossible. Therefore, a protocolbased on the DNA sequence of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 mitochondrial region (COI) was applied. For this purpose, a pair of primers able to amplify thisregion in a large variety of animals was designed. The results point to a species of the Genus Bos (Family Bovidae). This assignation was later confirmed by these quencing of a short fragment of the mitochondrial D-loop region. A complete morphological description of the tooth is presented together with the DNA sequence study and comparison protocol.

Abstract

A non-human dental piece was found in a Roman Empire tomb dated the 3rd century A.C. in Zaragoza (Spain). The morphology of this piece showed mixed brachyodont (carnivores) and hypsodont (herbivores) characteristics. As a result, the taxonomical assignation of the piece was impossible. Therefore, a protocolbased on the DNA sequence of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 mitochondrial region (COI) was applied. For this purpose, a pair of primers able to amplify thisregion in a large variety of animals was designed. The results point to a species of the Genus Bos (Family Bovidae). This assignation was later confirmed by these quencing of a short fragment of the mitochondrial D-loop region. A complete morphological description of the tooth is presented together with the DNA sequence study and comparison protocol.

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ancient tooth, ambiguous taxonomical identification, DNA study, mitochondrial DNA

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Title

Anatomical and genetic study of an ancient animal tooth showing brachyodont and hypsodont mixed taxonomical characteristics

Journal

Folia Morphologica

Issue

Vol 72, No 2 (2013)

Article type

Case report

Pages

167-170

Published online

2013-06-01

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DOI

10.5603/FM.2013.0028

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Folia Morphol 2013;72(2):167-170.

Keywords

ancient tooth
ambiguous taxonomical identification
DNA study
mitochondrial DNA

Authors

L. V. Monteagudo
J. A. Obón
A. Whyte
M. T. Tejedor
J. Whyte
A. Cisneros

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