Abstract
Under brief consideration is geometric morphometric analysis of the shape of anterior part of the upper toothrow including incisive, antemolars and 1st molariform in several species of the shrew genus Sorex (Mammalia: Soricidae). 12 landmarks were used to describe configuration of the toothrow, and thin-plate spline and Procrustes analyses were applied to reveal species differences. It is shown a possibility for variation of the antemolar row configuration among (and possibly within) shrew species to be studied strictly numerically by means of the geometric morphometrics. It is recommended that tooth base be included in the descriptions of the shape of anterior part of the upper toothrow if differences by overall configuration are to be revealed.
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