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Hyaenids - Taphonomy and Implications for the Palaeoenvironment (Hardcover, Unabridged edition)
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Hyaenids - Taphonomy and Implications for the Palaeoenvironment (Hardcover, Unabridged edition)
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It has been shown through a variety of independent studies that
members of the family Hyaenidae are consummate collectors of bones
at their respective dens. This in turn has been inferred upon the
fossil record suggesting hyaenids as the source for a number of
fossil bearing cave deposits, especially in southern Africa. The
question of how to differentiate between collections made by
hyaenids, hominids and other bone collecting species has also been
a highly published field of study. Here we take an in depth look at
the bone collecting behaviours of the three extant bone collecting
members of the family Hyaenidae, Crocuta crocuta, Parahyaena
brunnea and Hyaena hyaena. Paying particular attention to
distinctive carnivore gnawing and fragmentation patterns left upon
the bones collected, we find that not only are there differences
between the species of hyaenids but also within the species. It
would appear that the environmental conditions at the time of
collection have a greater than anticipated impact upon the
taphonomic signatures left behind by the various hyaenid species.
We conclude that for any study of fossil assemblages, one must take
a multi-disciplined approach and examine not only the carnivore
damage, but also palaeoenvironmental factors in determining the
probable collector.
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