Diet reconstruction of ancient brown bears ( Ursus arctos) from Mont Ventoux (France) using bone collagen stable isotope biogeochemistry ( 13 C, 15 N)

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Bocherens, Hervé, Argant, Alain, Argant, Jacqueline, Billiou, Daniel, Crégut-Bonnoure, Evelyne, Donat-Ayache, Bernadette, Philippe, Michel, Thinon, Michel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2004
• Subjects: Mont Ventoux; Ursus arctos
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z04-017; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z04-017

A very rich assemblage of ancient brown bears (Ursus arctos arctos Linnaeus, 1758) from Mont Ventoux caves (France) has been investigated using carbon and nitrogen isotopic composition of bone collagen. The isotopic data showed that these bears were feeding in an open environment and consumed mainly...