Welcome to the Ungar Lab in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Arkansas.  Our research focuses on the ecology and evolution of animals of the past and present, from extinct human ancestors to extant Arctic mammals.

We use teeth as a tools to infer the diets of living and fossil animals.  We employ several lines of evidence, from dental topography to microwear texture, to address questions concerning relationships between animals today and in the past in the context of their ever changing environments so we can better understand the processes of ecology and evolution.

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