Publication details
Fosilní žraločí zub se stopami lidské činnosti a bioeroze z lokality Pavlov (gravettien)
| Title in English | Fossil shark tooth with the traces of human activity and bioerosion from the locality Pavlov (Gravettian) |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2004 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Hašek V., Nekuda R., Ruttkay M., eds.: Ve službách archeologie V. |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Geology and mineralogy |
| Keywords | Pavlov; Gravettian; shark tooth; traces of human activity; bioerosion; corrasion; |
| Description | The uncomplete tooth of the fossil shark species Carcharocles megalodon (Agassiz, 1843) was studied from the Gravettian locality Pavlov. The tooth is of Miocene (most probably of Badenian) age, its potential source area being the Carpathian Foredeep or the Vienna Basin. The traces of human acivity are evident on its surface indicating that it was used probably as a cutting tool. Besides, even bioerosion or corrasion root traces were found on the surface. Their origin is connected with the interactions between the tooth and the roots of higher plants. These traces were formed probably after the tooth was again buried in sediments directly at the locality Pavlov. |
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