What can incisor microwear reveal about the diet of ungulates?

Mammalia

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 401-406

  Rivals, Florent ^a   Semprebon, Gina M ^b  

^a INSTITUT CATALÀ DE PALEOECOLOGIA HUMANA I EVOLUCIÓ SOCIAL   (Spain)

^b Bay Path College   (United States)

Author keywords

dental wear; diet; incisor; mesowear; microwear

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; BREEDING POPULATION; DIET; TOOTH; UNGULATE;

KENYA;

EQUUS BURCHELLII; EQUUS QUAGGA; EQUUS SUBG. HIPPOTIGRIS; UNGULATA;

EID: 78649577161     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: 18641547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/MAMM.2010.044     Document Type: Article

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