Paleodietary reconstruction of fossil horses from the Eocene through Pleistocene of North America
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- 作者：Gina M. Semprebona ; gsempreb@baypath.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Florent Rivalsb ; c ; d ; Nikos Solouniase ; Richard C. Hulbert Jr.f
- 关键词：Equidae ; Horses ; Diet ; Paleoecology ; Microwear ; Cenozoic
- 刊名：Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：15 January 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：442
- 期：Complete
- 页码：110-127
- 全文大小：1775 K
文摘
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Dental microwear reveals probable causes of macroscopic tooth abrasion patterns.
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Mesowear and microwear track paleotemperature and aridity patterns in fossil horses.
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Grit may better explain dietary abrasion than increased grazing in derived Equinae.