The larger mammal fossil assemblage from JK2, Bed III, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania: Implications for the feeding behavior of Homo erectus

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 68-82

  Pante, Michael C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acheulean; Carnivore; Cut mark; Feeding trace models; Percussion mark; Tooth mark

Indexed keywords

ACHEULEAN; CARNIVORE; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; HOMINID; MAMMAL; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEONTOLOGY; TAPHONOMY;

ARUSHA [TANZANIA]; OLDUVAI GORGE; TANZANIA;

ANIMALIA; HOMO ERECTUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84872043309     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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