Reassessing assumptions about the evolution of herbivore teeth

Gordon Sanson

doi:10.1073/pnas.2219060120

Reassessing assumptions about the evolution of herbivore teeth

Gordon Sanson

School of Biological Sciences

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Abstract

It is inevitable that we conduct research within the lens of existing paradigms, but Thomas Kuhn argued that re-evaluation of assumptions encourages paradigm shifts. For over 150 y, the coevolution of grasses and large mammalian herbivores has interested biologists and has become a classic textbook paradigm of adaptation. Valerio et al.’s contribution prompts a fresh look at the assumptions underlying this paradigm.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e2219060120
Number of pages	3
Journal	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume	120
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2219060120
Publication status	Published - 10 Jan 2023

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