Taphonomic and zooarchaeological implications of spotted hyena (crocuta crocuta) bone accumulations in kenya: A modern behavioral ecological approach

Paleobiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 289-309

  Lansing, Sarah W ^a   Cooper, Susan M ^b   Boydston, Erin E ^c   Holekamp, Kay E ^d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BONE; CARNIVORE; MAMMAL; PALEONTOLOGY; TAPHONOMY;

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

EID: 67449127879     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/08009.1     Document Type: Article

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