Validation of bone surface modification models for inferring fossil hominin and carnivore feeding interactions, with reapplication to FLK 22, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 395-407

  Pante, Michael C ^a   Blumenschine, Robert J ^a   Capaldo, Salvatore D ^a   Scott, Robert S ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cut mark; Experimental models; FLK Zinjanthropus; Percussion mark; Tooth mark

Indexed keywords

BONE; BOOTSTRAPPING; CARNIVORE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; HOMINID; MODELING; PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE BOUNDARY; TOOTH;

ARUSHA [TANZANIA]; OLDUVAI GORGE; TANZANIA;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84864556681     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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