Hippo teeth reveal environmental change
Monday, September 12, 2016 - 08:01
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Loss of megaherbivores such as elephants and hippos can allow woody plants and non-grassy herbs and flowering plants to encroach on grasslands in African national parks, according to a new University of Utah study, published Sept. 12 in Scientific Reports. The study used isotopes in hippopotamus teeth to find a shift in the diet of […]