Variation in tooth mark frequencies on long bones from the assemblages of all three extant bone-collecting hyaenids

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 297-307

  Kuhn, Brian F ^a,b   Berger, Lee R ^b   Skinner, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Brown hyaena; Spotted hyaena; Striped hyaena; Taphonomy; Tooth marks

Indexed keywords

BONE; CARNIVORE; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; MAMMAL; SKELETAL REMAINS; TAPHONOMY;

AFRICA; AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; RIFT VALLEY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; CROCUTA CROCUTA; HYAENA; HYAENIDAE; PARAHYAENA BRUNNEA;

EID: 57849094445     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2008.09.008     Document Type: Article

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