Combining isotopic and ecomorphological data to refine bovid paleodietary reconstruction: a case study from the Makapansgat Limeworks hominin locality

1999/06/01 by Matt Sponheimer, Kaye E. Reed, Julia A. Lee‐Thorp +1 · 1 voice · 8 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · Social Sciences · #Evolution and Paleontology Studies #Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology #Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

paper · doi:10.1006/jhev.1999.0300

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Citations

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