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Taphonomic Changes of an Early Middle Pleistocene Stegodon Bone Assemblage from Flores, Indonesia

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posted on 2024-11-12, 15:08 authored by Meagan Joan Powley
The fossil bone assemblage at Mata Menge in the Soa Basin, Flores (Indonesia) has been the location for excavations for over 65 years. Since 2013, excavations have targeted the fossil bearing Upper Interval, yielding hominin fossils, stone artefacts, and endemic fauna. This freshwater channel site, approximately 700 kyr, provides the earliest fossil evidence for Homo floresiensis. The aim of this thesis was to undertake taphonomic analysis on Stegodon long limb bones and a representative sample of the fossil material from the assemblage, and compare the findings with both experimental and natural observations from the literature, in order to identify characteristic bone modifications and the likely taphonomic agents.

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Year

2020

Thesis type

  • Masters thesis

Faculty/School

School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences

Language

English

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