About the Enamel Texture

[AranHao]

hello,

i have seen many descriptions of enamel texture, such as Braided enamel texture, irregular enamel texture, or enamel texture with confluent veins. 

How do you distinguish these? Are there any related topics or papers.

Here are my tooth enamel texture ，I hope they can help me identify them.

thanks 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 24, 2022 by AranHao

[Troodon]

Hendrickx et al, discuss dental features including enamel texture in this paper

 

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337560794_The_distribution_of_dental_features_in_non-avian_theropod_dinosaurs_Taxonomic_potential_degree_of_homoplasy_and_major_evolutionary_trends

 

Spinosaurid

 

Braided

 

Considered smooth (irregular)

 

[AranHao]

@TroodonThank you for your help. I've been reading this paper all day .But I still lack experience figure1and2，I think it's irregular.but the figure 3,I can't judge between irregular and braided... thanks

 

 

(figure 1)

 

 

(figure 2)

 

 

(figure 3.1)

Edited August 25, 2022 by AranHao

[AranHao]

(add figure 3.2)

[Troodon]

Its very subjective to us amateurs.

I think 1 and 2 are smooth (irregular)  of 3 .1 looks more braided