Title:

Osteometric study of the metapodials of Amsterdam Island feral cattle

Creator:

Berteaux, D. ; Guintard, C.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1995

Description:

The analysis of the fossil and sub-fossil bones of wild Bos primigenius Bojanus, 1827 and domestic cattle Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 has been handicapped by the absence of modern comparative material. The feral cattle of Amsterdam Island have lived in the wild since 1871 and have been free from artifical selection since that period. Authors give a complete description of metapodial bones of this population in order to offer archeologists a modern comparative material with patterns of sexual dimorphism and extent of intra- and inter-individual variability. This work is based on the measurements of 90 sets of 4 metapodials belonging to 48 adult females and 42 adult males.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

archaeozoology ; Bos taurus ; feral cattle ; metapodials ; osteometry ; tur ; bydło

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

40

Issue:

1

Start page:

97

End page:

110

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.95-10

Source:

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Language:

eng ; Sum. eng.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open