Fossil Tooth of a Sambar Deer (Rusa Unicolor) (IMAGE)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Fossil Tooth of a Sambar Deer (Rusa Unicolor)

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Fossil tooth of a sambar deer (Rusa unicolor) from the Tam Ham Marklot cave�s fossil assemblage. This species of deer 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 right tooth�s cone.

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Image courtesy of Nicolas Bourgon.

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