The effect of paleoecology and paleobiogeography on stable isotopes of Quaternary mammals from South America

L Domingo, JL Prado, MT Alberdi - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
The modern South American mammalian assemblage was determined by the closure of the
Panama isthmus (∼ 2.7–3.1 Ma) and later on, by profound climatic and environmental …

New visions of dental tissue research: tooth development, chemistry, and structure

TM Smith, P Tafforeau - Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Teeth are one of the best preserved and most commonly recovered elements in primate
fossil assemblages. Taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic hypotheses often rely on …

Dietary reconstruction, mobility, and the analysis of ancient skeletal tissues: Expanding the prospects of stable isotope research in archaeology

CA Makarewicz, J Sealy - Journal of archaeological science, 2015 - Elsevier
The use of stable isotope ratio analysis in archaeology has exploded over the past few
decades to the point where it is now an established tool that is routinely used to investigate …

Isotopic study of the biology of modern and fossil vertebrates

PL Koch - Stable isotopes in ecology and environmental …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Naturally occurring variations in the stable isotope composition of fossil vertebrates have
been studied since the late 1970s. Isotopic data from vertebrate fossils are sometimes used …

Strontium and stable isotope evidence for diet and mobility in Roman Gloucester, UK

C Chenery, G Müldner, J Evans, H Eckardt… - Journal of archaeological …, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper presents the results of a multi-isotopic (oxygen, strontium, carbon and nitrogen
isotopes) investigation of population and dietary diversity in Roman Gloucester, focusing on …

Quantifying inter-laboratory variability in stable isotope analysis of ancient skeletal remains

WJ Pestle, BE Crowley, MT Weirauch - PLoS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Over the past forty years, stable isotope analysis of bone (and tooth) collagen and
hydroxyapatite has become a mainstay of archaeological and paleoanthropological …

Isotopic evidence for age‐related immigration to imperial Rome

TL Prowse, HP Schwarcz, P Garnsey… - American Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Oxygen stable isotope ratios (δ18O) have been determined in carbonate in paired first and
third molar teeth from individuals (N= 61) who lived in the town of Portus Romae (“Portus”) …

Oxygen isotope analysis in a land of environmental extremes: the complexities of isotopic work in the Andes

KJ Knudson - International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The Andes, which have a wide variety of diverse and distinct environmental zones ranging
from the hyperarid coast to the high‐altitude altiplano, are an ideal region in which to …

Dinosaur Body Temperatures Determined from Isotopic (13C-18O) Ordering in Fossil Biominerals

RA Eagle, T Tütken, TS Martin, AK Tripati, HC Fricke… - science, 2011 - science.org
The nature of the physiology and thermal regulation of the nonavian dinosaurs is the subject
of debate. Previously, arguments have been made for both endothermic and ectothermic …

Oxygen isotopes of East Asian dinosaurs reveal exceptionally cold Early Cretaceous climates

R Amiot, X Wang, Z Zhou, X Wang… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Early Cretaceous vertebrate assemblages from East Asia and particularly the Jehol Biota of
northeastern China flourished during a period of highly debated climatic history. While the …