The dentition of fallow deer (Dama dama): a scoring scheme to assess age from wear of the permanent molariform teeth

Abstract

The sequence of tooth wear was determined from skulls of fallow deer of known age. A system for scoring molariform tooth wear has been devised so that small but readily recognizable wear changes of the individual cusps may be recorded and used to assess the age of animals of unknown birth dates. The technique can be readily adapted for other ruminant species with the appropriate database.

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