Intra-individual variability of dental enamel δ¹³C and δ¹⁸O values in Late Pleistocene cave hyena and cave bear from Perspektywiczna Cave (southern Poland)

• Autorzy: Czernielewski Michał , Krajcarz Magdalena , Krajcarz Maciej T.

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DOI

10.24425/sq.2020.133756

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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An important source of palaeoecological and palaeoenvironmental information is intra-specimen variability of isotopic composition of mammal tooth enamel. It reflects seasonal or behavioral changes in diet and climate occurring during a life of the animal. While well-known in ungulates, in carnivorans this variability is poorly recognized. However, carnivoran remains are amongst the most numerous in the Pleistocene fossil record of terrestrial mammals, so their isotopic signature should be of particular interest. The aim of the study was to verify if enamel of a fossil cave hyena (Crocuta crocuta spelaea) and a cave bear (Ursus ingressus) records any regular inter- or intra-tooth isotopic variability. We examined intra-individual variability of δ¹³C and δ¹⁸O values in permanent cheek teeth enamel of fossil cave hyena and cave bear from the site of the Perspektywiczna Cave (southern Poland). We conclude that the isotopic variability of the cave hyena is low, possibly because enamel mineralization took place when the animals still relied on a uniform milk diet. Only the lowermost parts of P₃ and P₄ enamel record a shift toward an adult diet. In the case of the cave bear, the sequence of enamel formation records periodic isotopic changes, possibly correlating with the first seasons of the animal life.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Pleistocene; MIS 3; stable isotope; Perspektywiczna Cave; Kraków-Częstochowa Upland

• Wydawca: Institute of Geological Science Polish Academy of Science
• Czasopismo: Studia Quaternaria
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: Vol. 37, Nr 2
• Strony: 121--128
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 69 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Czernielewski Michał

• Institute of Paleobiology, Polish Academy of Sciences. Twarda 51/55, 00-818 Warszawa, Poland
• Faculty of Geology, University of Warsaw. Żwirki i Wigury 93, 02-089 Warszawa, Poland

autor

Krajcarz Magdalena

• Institute of Archaeology, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. Szosa Bydgoska 44/48, 87-100 Toruń, Poland

autor

Krajcarz Maciej T.

• Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences. Twarda 51/55, 00-818 Warszawa, Poland

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