Isotope geochemistry
The isotopic compositions of carbon, oxygen and calcium in dental tissues provide information on water and food sources and the animal’s physiology as the tooth becomes mineralized.
These isotopic compositions on serial enamel samples from the apex to the cervix trace dietary and climatic variations over several weeks, months or even years.
References :
Martin, J. E., Tacail, T., & Balter, V. (2017). Non‐traditional isotope perspectives in vertebrate palaeobiology. Palaeontology, 60(4), 485-502. https://doi.org/10.1111/pala.12300
Ben-David, M., & Flaherty, E. A. (2012). Stable isotopes in mammalian research: a beginner’s guide. Journal of mammalogy, 93(2), 312-328. https://doi.org/10.1644/11-MAMM-S-166.1
Clementz, M. T. (2012). New insight from old bones: stable isotope analysis of fossil mammals. Journal of Mammalogy, 93(2), 368-380. https://doi.org/10.1644/11-MAMM-S-179.1
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