Mammal tooth traces in a ferruginous cave in southeastern Brazil and their relevance to cave legal protection
Abstract: We describe the first occurrence of biogenic traces made by mammals within an iron formation cave located in the Serra da Ferrugem Ridge, in Southeastern Brazil. These bioerosions are tooth traces produced in boulders, walls and floor within the cave. The traces occur as sets of two or mor...
Main Authors: | ANDRÉ G. VASCONCELOS, JONATHAS S. BITTENCOURT, AUGUSTO S. AULER |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Series: | Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652019000400511&lng=en&tlng=en |
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