Was the Giant Short-Faced Bear a Hyper-Scavenger? A New Approach to the Dietary Study of Ursids Using Dental Microwear Textures

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Shelly L. Donohue,

Affiliation Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Larisa R. G. DeSantis ,

* E-mail: larisa.desantis@vanderbilt.edu

Affiliation Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Blaine W. Schubert,

Affiliation Department of Geosciences and Don Sundquist Center of Excellence in Paleontology, Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
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Peter S. Ungar

Affiliation Department of Anthropology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States of America
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