Dental microwear texture as a proxy for diet in xenarthrans

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 856-866

  Haupt, Ryan J ^a   Desantis, Larisa R G ^a   Green, Jeremy L ^b   Ungar, Peter S ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Carnivora; dental microwear; dentin; dietary niche; ecology; enamel; Xenarthra

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CARNIVORE; DIET; HETEROGENEITY; TAXONOMY; VOLUME;

EID: 84881167700     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/12-MAMM-A-204.1     Document Type: Article

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