Taxonomy, location of origin and health status of proboscideans from Western Canada investigated using stable isotope analysis

• Published in: Journal of Quaternary Science
• Main Authors: Metcalfe, Jessica Z., Longstaffe, Fred J., Jass, Christopher N., Zazula, Grant D., Keddie, Grant
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2016
• Subjects: Canada; Herschel Island
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jqs.2849; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fjqs.2849; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jqs.2849

ABSTRACT We investigated the application of stable isotope analysis of proboscidean remains (collagen in bone/dentin/cementum and structural carbonate in enamel bioapatite) for genus‐level identification of isolated specimens, assessment of geographical origins, and testing for nutritional stress. M...