Stable carbon isotope analysis of Plio-Pleistocene ungulate teeth from Sterkfontein, South Africa

J. F. Thackeray; C. L. Bellamy; D. Bellars; G. Bronner; L. Bronner; C. Chimimba; H. Fourie; A. Kemp; M. Krüger; I. Plug; S. Prinsloo; R. Toms; A. J. Van Zyl; M. J. Whiting

Stable carbon isotope analysis of Plio-Pleistocene ungulate teeth from Sterkfontein, South Africa

J. F. Thackeray, C. L. Bellamy, D. Bellars, G. Bronner, L. Bronner, C. Chimimba, H. Fourie, A. Kemp, M. Krüger, I. Plug, S. Prinsloo, R. Toms, A. J. Van Zyl, M. J. Whiting

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Abstract

Stable carbon isotope ratios in apatite (δC) have been determined from small, fragmentary tooth samples of Plio-Pleistocene ungulate taxa represented at Sterkfontein, situated 70 km southwest of Pretoria, South Africa. Differences in δ¹³C in alcelaphines (grazing antelope) and tragelaphines (browsers) are consistent with the patterning and scale of differences observed in their modern counterparts, strongly confirming that palaeodietary and palaeoenvironmental signals are obtainable from stable carbon isotope ratios of Plio-Pleistocene tooth enamel samples after appropriate sample preparation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	194-196
Number of pages	3
Journal	South African Journal of Science
Volume	93
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - Apr 1997
Externally published	Yes

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Stable carbon isotope analysis of Plio-Pleistocene ungulate teeth from Sterkfontein, South Africa

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