Taphonomy for taxonomists: implications of predation in small mammal studies

Y Fernández-Jalvo, P Andrews, C Denys… - Quaternary Science …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Predation is one of the most recurrent sources of bone accumulations. The influence of
predation is widely studied for large mammal sites where humans, acting as predators …

[کتاب][B] Atlas of taphonomic identifications: 1001+ images of fossil and recent mammal bone modification

Y Fernández-Jalvo, P Andrews - 2016‏ - books.google.com
The aim of the atlas is to provide images of taphonomic modifications, making it as
comprehensive as possible with evidence presently available. This volume is intended both …

A re-evaluation of the taphonomic methodology for the study of small mammal fossil assemblages of South America

FJ Fernández, CI Montalvo, Y Fernández-Jalvo… - Quaternary Science …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
The taphonomic methodology for the study of small mammal fossil was based mainly on
actualistic studies of bones and teeth of insectivores (Soricidae, Talpidae, Erinaceidae) and …

A study of dimensional differences of tooth marks (pits and scores) on bones modified by small and large carnivores

M Andrés, AO Gidna, J Yravedra… - Archaeological and …, 2012‏ - Springer
The use of tooth mark sizes to infer carnivore types when analyzing the modification of
faunal assemblages has been criticized on the base of intense overlap in tooth mark size …

Digestion versus abrasion features in rodent bones

Y Fernández-Jalvo, P Andrews, P Sevilla, V Requejo - Lethaia, 2014‏ - idunn.no
The origin of most fossil small mammal assemblages is predation by avian or mammalian
predators. Bone corrosion by gastric juices observed in these fossils is direct evidence of …

Review of the actualistic taphonomy of small mammals ingested by South American predators: its importance in the interpretation of the fossil record

CI Montalvo, FJ Fernández - Publicación Electrónica de la …, 2019‏ - sedici.unlp.edu.ar
In this paper, the current state of knowledge of the taphonomic characteristics of
micromammal (rodents and marsupials) remains generated by the action of the different …

Bite force and masticatory muscle architecture adaptations in the dietarily diverse Musteloidea (Carnivora)

A Hartstone‐Rose, I Hertzig… - The Anatomical …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Dietary ecology and its relationship with both muscle architecture and bite force potential
has been studied in many mammalian (and non‐mammalian) taxa. However, despite the …

Small mammal remains recovered from two archaeological sites in the middle and lower Negro River valley (Late Holocene, Argentina): Taphonomic issues and …

FJ Fernández, LM Del Papa, GJ Moreira, L Prates… - Quaternary …, 2011‏ - Elsevier
This paper presents the results of a taphonomic and paleoenvironmental analysis of small
mammal remains recovered from the Negro Muerto and Angostura 1 archaeological sites …

Characterization of a current coprogenic sample originated by Canis lupus as a tool for identifying a taphonomic agent

M Esteban-Nadal, I Caceres, P Fosse - Journal of Archaeological Science, 2010‏ - Elsevier
We study a skeletal sample digested by Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) in order to
finding diagnostic features of digestion caused by this agent. The remains were taken from …

Neo-taphonomy of prey bones ingested by pumas in central western Argentina

JM López, C Otaola, M Giardina, C Huczak… - Journal of …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Pumas are American top predators that commonly frequent places that may also be
inhabited by humans. With the aim of contributing to the evaluation of the accumulating …