STABLE ISOTOPES (C-13, N-15) AND PALEODIET OF THE GIANT SHORT-FACED BEAR (ARCTODUS-SIMUS)

Authors
BOCHERENS H EMSLIE SD BILLIOU D MARIOTTI A
Citation
H. Bocherens et al., STABLE ISOTOPES (C-13, N-15) AND PALEODIET OF THE GIANT SHORT-FACED BEAR (ARCTODUS-SIMUS), Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie II. Mecanique, physique, chimie, astronomie, 320(8), 1995, pp. 779-784
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Journal title
Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie II. Mecanique, physique, chimie, astronomie → ACNP
ISSN journal
12518069
Volume
320
Issue
8
Year of publication
1995
Part
2
Pages
779 - 784
Database
ISI
SICI code
1251-8069(1995)320:8<779:SI(NAP>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Well-preserved collagen has been extracted from giant short-faced bear (Arctodus simus) bones from Alaska. Carbon and nitrogen isotopic abun dances measured on this organic matter strongly suggest a carnivorous diet for this extinct bear when compared to those of contemporaneous h erbivorous and carnivorous species.