Discriminating proboscidean taxa using features of the Schreger pattern in tusk dentin

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 429-438

  Trapani, Josh ^a   Fisher, Daniel C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dentin; Elephants; Ivory; Proboscideans; Schreger pattern; Tusks

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANT; MORPHOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; TAXONOMY;

PROBOSCIDEA;

EID: 0037391240     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.2002.0852     Document Type: Article

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