Paleoecological Information in Predator Tooth Marks

• Autores: Briana Pobiner
• Localización: Journal of taphonomy, ISSN 1696-0815, Vol. 6, Nº. 3-4, 2008, págs. 373-397
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This paper reviews the evidence for tooth marks made by sharks, crocodiles, dinosaurs, rodents, and especially mammalian carnivores on modern and fossil bones. The ecological and taphonomic information revealed in tooth marks, including: predator identity, prey preferences, and feeding behavior and ecology are discussed, and a compilation of metric measurements of taxon-specific modern and fossil mammalian carnivore tooth marks from the published literature is also provided. Some recommendations intended to improve the scope and scale of future tooth-damage research are also presented.