Physical properties, geochemistry, and diagenesis of xenarthran teeth: Prospects for interpreting the paleoecology of extinct species

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 291, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 180-189

  MacFadden, Bruce J ^a,b   DeSantis, Larisa R G ^a,c   Hochstein, Joann Labs ^a,d,e   Kamenov, George D ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Diagnostic Medical Sonography Technology Program   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone; Dentine; Diagenesis; Enamel; Florida; Hardness; Neogene; Rare earth elements; Xenarthrans

Indexed keywords

BONE; DIAGENESIS; ENAMEL; EXTINCTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; MAMMAL; NEOGENE; PALEOECOLOGY; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; STABLE ISOTOPE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ARMADILLO; DASYPODIDAE; EDENTATA; MAMMALIA; SLOTHS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 78449239928     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.02.021     Document Type: Article

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