Low-magnification microwear in Carnivora and dietary diversity in Hyaenodon (Mammalia: Hyaenodontidae) with additional information on its enamel microstructure

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 348-349, Issue , 2012, Pages 13-20

  Bastl, Katharina ^a   Semprebon, Gina ^b   Nagel, Doris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Bay Path College   (United States)

Author keywords

Carnivoran microwear; Diet; Hyaenodon

Indexed keywords

BONE; CARNIVORE; DIET; ENAMEL; FRUIT; MAMMAL; MEAT; MICROSTRUCTURE; PALEONTOLOGY; SAMPLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

CANIDAE; CARNIVORA; FELIDAE; HYAENIDAE; HYAENODON; HYAENODONTIDAE; MAMMALIA; VIVERRIDAE;

EID: 84864005130     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2012.05.026     Document Type: Article

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