Fossil Tooth of a Serow (Capricornis Sp.) (IMAGE)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Fossil Tooth of a Serow (Capricornis Sp.)

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Fossil tooth of a serow (Capricornis sp.) from the Tam Ham Marklot cave's fossil assemblage. This caprine is still found today in Southeast Asia. The area that was sampled for zinc isotope analyses, a long vertical groove, can be seen on the left tooth's cone.

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Image courtesy of Nicolas Bourgon.

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