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The identification of the zoological origin of coprolites is important to infer paleoecological characteristics of ancient wildlife. The aim of this study was to design a reliable tool to distinguish coprolites of artiodactyls collected from archaeological sites of Patagonia, Argentina. A reference collection of modern droppings of large size artiodactyls of Patagonia, Lama guanicoe (guanaco) and Hippocamelus bisulcus (huemul), was also studied. Generalized discriminant analysis using shape and size attributes was applied to 538 pellets (nguanaco = 240, nhuemul = 298). Faecal material was photographed and multiple predictor variables were calculated by the Image J (Java 1.6.0_12) Program. Coprolites attributable to camelids by paleoparasitological analyses were also classified by the discriminant classification function obtained from the reference collection. Results indicated that pellet size and shape were able to discriminate droppings of guanaco from those of huemul (Pillai's trace = 0.93, p = 0.0001). The accuracy of the classification function was 100%, with all the modern faeces of guanaco and huemul correctly classified. The accuracy for the identification of camelid coprolites was 100%. This is the first study that used a discriminant classification function of modern dung to identify coprolites. This research also provides information for its potential application to other archaeological deposits of dung in order to confirm the zoological origin of samples. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA.

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Documento: Artículo
Título:Morphometric analysis of modern faeces as a tool to identify artiodactyls' coprolites
Autor:Taglioretti, V.; Sardella, N.H.; Fugassa, M.H.
Filiación:Laboratorio de Paleoparasitología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3350, 7600 Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Palabras clave:archaeological evidence; coprolite; feces; morphometry; paleoecology; paleontology; ungulate; Argentina; Patagonia; Artiodactyla; Camelidae; Hippocamelus bisulcus; Lama guanicoe
Año:2014
Volumen:352
Número:C
Página de inicio:64
Página de fin:67
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2013.12.055
Título revista:Quaternary International
Título revista abreviado:Quat. Int.
ISSN:10406182
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_10406182_v352_nC_p64_Taglioretti

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Taglioretti, V., Sardella, N.H. & Fugassa, M.H. (2014) . Morphometric analysis of modern faeces as a tool to identify artiodactyls' coprolites. Quaternary International, 352(C), 64-67.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2013.12.055
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Taglioretti, V., Sardella, N.H., Fugassa, M.H. "Morphometric analysis of modern faeces as a tool to identify artiodactyls' coprolites" . Quaternary International 352, no. C (2014) : 64-67.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2013.12.055
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Taglioretti, V., Sardella, N.H., Fugassa, M.H. "Morphometric analysis of modern faeces as a tool to identify artiodactyls' coprolites" . Quaternary International, vol. 352, no. C, 2014, pp. 64-67.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2013.12.055
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Taglioretti, V., Sardella, N.H., Fugassa, M.H. Morphometric analysis of modern faeces as a tool to identify artiodactyls' coprolites. Quat. Int. 2014;352(C):64-67.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2013.12.055