An experimental study of large mammal bone modification by crocodiles and its bearing on the interpretation of crocodile predation at FLK Zinj and FLK NN3

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1728-1737

  Baquedano, E ^a,b   Dominguez Rodrigo M ^a,c   Musiba, C ^a,d  

^a Museo de los Origenes   (Spain)

^b Museo Arqueologico Regional   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisected pits; Bisected scores; Microstriations; Taphonomy; Tooth mark

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BONE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FAUNA; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; MAMMAL; PALEOECOLOGY; PREDATION; REPTILE; SCAVENGING (FEEDING); TAPHONOMY; TOOTH;

ARUSHA [TANZANIA]; OLDUVAI GORGE; TANZANIA;

CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); MAMMALIA;

EID: 84860649559     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2012.01.010     Document Type: Article

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