Fossil evidence of proboscidean frugivory and its lasting impact on South American ecosystems - Nature Ecology & Evolution Using a multiproxy dietary analysis combining stable isotopes, tooth microwear and dental calculus of the extinct South American proboscidean Notiomastodon platensis, the authors confirm that it consu...

Interesting new paper by González-Guarda et al. that uses isotopic & machine learning methods to link #evolution of large fruit 🍐 in South America to the feeding habits of #gomphotheres (ancient relatives of elephants 🐘) in the #Pleistocene ⬇️

#paleontology #science

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FANTASTIC presentation about #gomphotheres & the Montbrook site by Dr. Jeanette Pirlo on PalaeoPercs (paleopercs.com) today!

Pal(a)eoPERCS Pal(a)eoPERCS What is Pal(a)eo PERCS? What to expect How to Participate Pal(a)eoPERCS (Pal(a)eo EaRly Career Seminar) is a virtual seminar series designed to showcase the research of Early Career Rese...

Excited for tomorrow's PalaeoPercs presentation by Dr. Jeanette Pirlo on the Montbrook #gomphotheres!
#paleontology #palaeontology 🧪⚒️

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Gomphothere fossils including a partial mandible and a tusk.

What an 'Elephant Graveyard' Teaches Us About Climate Change - Stephenie Livingston
#gomphotheres #proboscideans #Montbrook #paleontology #palaeontology 🧪⚒️

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