Dental microwear texture analysis of extant African Bovidae

Mammalia

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 157-174

  Scott, Jessica R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

bovid; browser; diet; grazer; microwear

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BROWSING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; DIET; FOSSIL FUEL; GENERALIST; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEONTOLOGY; RUMINANT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AFRICA;

BOVIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84861393576     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: 18641547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2011-0083     Document Type: Article

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