Enamel microwear in caviomorph rodents

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 730-743

  Townsend, K E Beth ^a   Croft, Darin A ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caviomorph rodents; Diet groups; Dietary inference; Hypsodonty; Microwear; Paleodiets

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ENAMEL; EXTINCTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOSSIL RECORD; PALEOBIOLOGY; RODENT; UNGULATE;

CAVIOMORPHA; PRIMATES; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; UNGULATA;

EID: 45249095833     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/06-MAMM-A-336R1.1     Document Type: Article

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