Damaged glyptodontid skulls from Late Pleistocene sites of northwestern Venezuela: evidence of hunting by humans?

Damaged glyptodontid skulls from Late Pleistocene sites of northwestern Venezuela: evidence of hunting by humans?

Abstract The Muaco and Taima-Taima sites, in Falcón State of northwestern Venezuela, are among the earliest sites of human occupation in South America containing artifacts associated with preserved megafaunal remains and dating between 19,810 and 15,780 calybp. Here we report novel visual and CT sca...

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Main Authors: Alfredo A. Carlini, Jorge D. Carrillo-Briceño, Arturo Jaimes, Orangel Aguilera, Alfredo E. Zurita, José Iriarte, Marcelo R. Sánchez-Villagra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-06-01
Series:Swiss Journal of Palaeontology
Subjects:
Hunting
Glyptodonts
Megafauna
Extinction
South America
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-022-00253-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-022-00253-3

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