Analysis of Bone Crushing Behavior of the Dire Wolf ( Canis dirus ) Using Dental Microwear Texture Analysis.
It has been hypothesized that dietary differences in bone consumption exist between the extinct Pleistocene dire wolf (Canis dirus) and the modern gray wolf (C. lupus). Here dental microwear texture analysis of the m2 is used to test the hypothesized dietary behavior of C. dirus. If the m2 does dist...
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fteasttennesseeu:oai:dc.etsu.edu:etd-2460 2023-07-30T04:02:49+02:00 Analysis of Bone Crushing Behavior of the Dire Wolf ( Canis dirus ) Using Dental Microwear Texture Analysis. Schmitt, Elizabeth 2011-05-01T07:00:00Z application/pdf https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1269 https://dc.etsu.edu/context/etd/article/2460/viewcontent/SchmittE040611f.pdf unknown Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1269 https://dc.etsu.edu/context/etd/article/2460/viewcontent/SchmittE040611f.pdf Copyright by the authors. Electronic Theses and Dissertations microwear texture analysis bone consumption Canis dirus canis lupus Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Evolution Life Sciences text 2011 fteasttennesseeu 2023-07-15T18:50:19Z It has been hypothesized that dietary differences in bone consumption exist between the extinct Pleistocene dire wolf (Canis dirus) and the modern gray wolf (C. lupus). Here dental microwear texture analysis of the m2 is used to test the hypothesized dietary behavior of C. dirus. If the m2 does distinguish dietary tendencies and dire wolves were heavy bone consumers, then the microwear signals of C. dirus should be similar to extant duraphageous canids. Microwear texture analysis of C. dirus was compared with that of C. lupus, coyote (C. latrans), and African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) to assess the degrees of bone consumption. An overall lack in statistically significant variables suggests little difference between the dietary tendencies between C. dirus and C. lupus. The dire wolf did not closely align with the duraphageous L. pictus, which calls into question the hypothesis of heavy carcass utilization during the Pleistocene. Text Canis lupus gray wolf Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University |
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It has been hypothesized that dietary differences in bone consumption exist between the extinct Pleistocene dire wolf (Canis dirus) and the modern gray wolf (C. lupus). Here dental microwear texture analysis of the m2 is used to test the hypothesized dietary behavior of C. dirus. If the m2 does distinguish dietary tendencies and dire wolves were heavy bone consumers, then the microwear signals of C. dirus should be similar to extant duraphageous canids. Microwear texture analysis of C. dirus was compared with that of C. lupus, coyote (C. latrans), and African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) to assess the degrees of bone consumption. An overall lack in statistically significant variables suggests little difference between the dietary tendencies between C. dirus and C. lupus. The dire wolf did not closely align with the duraphageous L. pictus, which calls into question the hypothesis of heavy carcass utilization during the Pleistocene. |
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Analysis of Bone Crushing Behavior of the Dire Wolf ( Canis dirus ) Using Dental Microwear Texture Analysis. |
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Analysis of Bone Crushing Behavior of the Dire Wolf ( Canis dirus ) Using Dental Microwear Texture Analysis. |
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Analysis of Bone Crushing Behavior of the Dire Wolf ( Canis dirus ) Using Dental Microwear Texture Analysis. |
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Analysis of Bone Crushing Behavior of the Dire Wolf ( Canis dirus ) Using Dental Microwear Texture Analysis. |
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Analysis of Bone Crushing Behavior of the Dire Wolf ( Canis dirus ) Using Dental Microwear Texture Analysis. |
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analysis of bone crushing behavior of the dire wolf ( canis dirus ) using dental microwear texture analysis. |
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