Zinc isotopes in Late Pleistocene fossil teeth from a Southeast Asian cave setting preserve paleodietary information.
Bourgon N, Jaouen K, Bacon AM, Jochum KP, Dufour E, Duringer P, Ponche JL, Joannes-Boyau R, Boesch Q, Antoine PO, Hullot M, Weis U, Schulz-Kornas E, Trost M, Fiorillo D, Demeter F, Patole-Edoumba E, Shackelford LL, Dunn TE, Zachwieja A, Duangthongchit S, Sayavonkhamdy T, Sichanthongtip P, Sihanam D, Souksavatdy V, Hublin JJ, Tütken T.
Bourgon N, et al. Among authors: shackelford ll.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 Mar 3;117(9):4675-4681. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1911744117. Epub 2020 Feb 18.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020.
PMID: 32071235
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While further work is needed to explore preservation for settings with different taphonomic conditions, the diet-related delta(66)Zn values in fossil enamel from THM cave suggest an excellent long-term preservation potential, even under tropical conditions that are well kn …
While further work is needed to explore preservation for settings with different taphonomic conditions, the diet-related delta(66)Zn values …