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The Dental Anthropology Group carries out research on 2D and 3D morphometry and development of the dentition of the Pliocene and Pleistocene hominins. The use of the geometric morphometry as a method of study has a special interest in the analyses. Through the application of microtomography techniques (µCT scan), we investigate new possible variables for the morphological studies such as traits in the dentine, the dentine-enamel junction or the pultp cavity among others, with considerable taxonomic and phylogenetic implications. Also, studies about the pathology of extinct human populations are carried out by techniques like µCT or microscopy. Furthermore, research on dental development has an impact on the definition of the biological history model ("life history pattern") of the Plio-Pleistocene hominins.