[28] Based on incisor sectioning method of Gilbert (1966) except that
_underlined_ figures are based on tooth replacement or wear (Severinghaus
1949).
[29] Where only one side is listed, the other was not available.
_Table 6.--Pathological conditions in the lower jaws of deer
killed by wolves or hunters[30]_
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Specimen: : :Cause of:Approximate:
number :Sex: Age : death : date of : Condition
: : : : death :
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_Years_
M-70 M 6-1/2 Wolves Feb. 1968 Lump in left side of mandible
near M_1 and M_2
M-192 M 7-1/2 Wolves Jan. 1969 Large lump in left diastema
apparently from healed fracture
M-206 M 8-1/2 Wolves Jan. 1969 Light necrosis around base
of teeth
M-218 M 3-1/2 Wolves Feb. 1969 Large lump in left diastema
apparently from healed fracture
M-228 F 11-1/2 Wolves Mar. 1969 Heavy necrosis around molars
and extending into bone; half
of each M_3 destroyed, both
roots and crown
M-236 F 14-1/2 Wolves Feb. 1969 Light necrosis around base
of teeth
M-402 F 10-1/2 Hunters Nov. 1968 Heavy necrosis and lumps on
both sides of mandible
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