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Top: photograph of the area of analysis on the molar teeth; middle: topographic contour scan of the tooth surface to show microwear features from consuming hard foods (modern wolf, Poland); bottom: greyscale photo simulation of the same. (Amanda Burtt via SWNS)
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Top: photograph of the area of analysis on the molar teeth. (Amanda Burtt via SWNS)
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