Isotopic discrimination of resource partitioning among ungulates in C sub(3)-dominated communities from the Miocene of Florida and California

• Published in: Paleobiology Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 191 - 205
• Main Authors: Feranec, R S, MacFadden, B J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.03.2006

Stable isotope analysis of mammalian tooth enamel is a valuable method for examining resource partitioning in modern and ancient environments where there is a mixture of C sub(3) and C sub(4) plants. However, before 7 Ma North American ecosystems were composed predominantly of C sub(3) plants, compl...