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by Guthrie, R. Dale


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  INDEX

  Abramova, Z. A., 283

  African buffalo, 90–91, 116, 101, 160, 172, 192

  Ager, T. A., 234

  Alaska: climate, 200–208; mummies, 37–44

  Alaska Gold Co., 49

  Albon, S. D., 93

  Alexander, R. McN., 140

  Allain, J., 289

  American bison, 115, 119; behavior, 156; diet, 176; hump, 144–50; tail, 122; teeth, 176; tooth wear, 180–82

  Anderson, E., 88

  Anderson, J. H., 301

  Anderson, P. M., 232, 270

  Anti-herbivory compounds, 202–4

  Antlers, 166; chewing of (“pica”), 216

  Arthropod identification, 299

  Ashworth, R., 90

  Attack-flight response, 287–90

  Aufeis, 20

  Averikhin, A. I., 28

  Azzaroli, A., 280

  Badgers, 248–49

  Baker, F., 262

  Barnicot, C. R., 262

  Barriers to colonization of New World, 275–77

  Baryshnikov, G. F., 25, 78, 175, 190, 245, 255, 258, 259, 269, 270, 285

  Batzli, G.O., 217

  Berezovka mammoth, 3–7; fat thickness, 4; stomach contents, 4; tail length, 4–6

  Bertram, B. C. R., 100, 104, 105

  Beug, H.-J., 270

  Birch Zone Interval, 59

  Bison, 173; body size, 187–91; bonnets, 165; calf color, 159; cranial anatomy, 160–64, 182–85; diet, 182–85; facial skin, 165; horon size, 188; hunted, 273–90; interstadial size changes, 186; pelage, 123; premaxillary bones, 184; tails, 122; teeth, 177–80, 184; vertebrae, 144–50

  Bissonette, J. A., 218

  Blesbok, 136, 178

  Bligh, John, 50

  Blowflies, 86

  Blue Babe: blood clots, 91; bones, 110; burial, 75; cause of death, 85–92; decomposition, 85; excavation, 61–65; fat, 83, 109; hair, 112, 116, 124–25; horn annuli, 130–31; horn growth, 82, 175; horns, 128; hump, 144–50; leg scratches, 89; live weight, 98; necropsy, 82; no blowflies in, 112–13; post-depositional changes, 110–13; preparation, 291; radiocarbon date, 61; scavenging of, 107–11; season of burial, 85; season of death, 81–83; skin punctures, 89–91; skin, 83, 109; tail, 118, 170

  Body size gradient, 265; and available protein, 268

  Bohlken, H., 197

  Bombin, M., 246, 270

  Bonnet-horned musk-ox, 245

  Bonnichsen, R., 239

  Boreal forest, 200–208

  Borowski, S., 176

  Bosinski, G., 285

  Boutellier Interval, 61

  Bovini: phylogeny, 192

  Bowen, D. Q., 187

  Boyce, M. S., 174

  Braack, L. E. O., 83

  Brandt, J. F., 3

  Brantas, G. C., 155

  Brown lemming, 251

  Brubaker, L. B., 234

  Brunnacker, K., 270

  Bryant, J., 258

  Bryant, S. P., 258

  Budel, J., 270

  Bygott, J. D., 104

  Caecalids vs. ruminants, 266–67

  Camel, 134, 245

  Campbell, B. H., 176

  Canter (gait), 134–35

  Carbyn, L. N., 289

  Caribou, 83, 118, 157, 167, 193, 202, 245

  Cassoli, P. F., 270

  Cattle, 182

  Chaline, J., 268

  Chapin, F. S., III, 204, 215

  Cheetah, 95

  Churapachi rhino, 34–36; gut contents, 34

  Churcher, C. S., 246, 247

  Cinq-Mars, J., 240

  Clark, R. C., 176

  Clashers, 160–64

  Clovis sites, 281, 287

  Clutton-Brock, T. H., 93, 158

  Colinvaux, P. A., 27, 176, 180, 226, 232, 240–45, 246–55, 259, 263

  Collared lemming, 251–52

  Colorado Creek mammoth, 34

  Coyote, 94

  Craig, J. L., 76, 78

  Cuticle analysis, 176–85

  Cuvier, G., 2

  Cwynar, L. C., 180, 226–27, 233–34, 236, 240–41, 255

  Davis, B. M., 238

  Decomposition, 83–85

  Degerbol, M., 195

  Digby, B., 3

  Dima, 7–24; age of, 14–15; burial, 23; cause of death, 12; geology of site, 10; preservation, 18; radiocarbon date, 9–10

  Dimery, N. J., 140

  Dixon, E. J., 245

  Dome Creek bison, 37

  Dubrovo, I. A., 12, 17

  Duffield, L. F., 131

  Duiker syndrome, 141

  Duvanny Yar Interval, 60

  Eagan, Dan, 49

  Edwards, M. E., 234

  Effie mammoth, 41

  Eisenmann, V., 262

  Eland, 178

  Elephant, 4; tooth complexity in, 261; mortality, 16; season of birth, 14

  Empel, W., 143

  Ehrlich, Paul, 167

  Erosian, 55, 78–79

  Estes, R. F., 141, 154–56

  European bison, 115; behavior, 156; determining age of, 131; hump, 138–39; tail, 122

  Ewer, R. F., 97

  Extinction, 285–87

  Fairbanks, Alaska: climate, 209; photoperiod, 223

  Fairbanks Creek bison, 38

  Ferrets, 248–49

  Fighting behavior, 160–72

  Filin, V.R., 175

  Flerov, C. C., 37, 118–29, 164, 173–74, 191

  Fox, 94, 107

  Frazer, A. F., 155

  Freeze-drying, 22

  Frenzel, B., 270

  Frison, G. C., 179–80

  Fuller, W. A., 82, 131

  Gaits, 133–40

  Gallop (gait), 134–35

  Garfinkel, H. L., 234

  Garut, V. E., 34

  Geikie, J., 2

  Geist, V., 101, 117–29, 141, 147, 166, 172, 191, 264

  Gentry, A. W., 192

  Gilbert, M. B., 187, 189

  Gipson, P. S., 176

  Giraffe, 134

  Giterman, R. E., 270
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  Globeva, L. V., 270

  Goats, 160

  Goldstream Formation, 59

  Gönnersdorf site, 6, 25, 283, 285

  Gonyea, W., 90

  Gorlova, R. N., 28

  Granqvist, Eirik, 51, 94, 292–98

  Grime, J. P., 235

  Grizzly bear, 88, 94, 109, 193

  Gromova, V., 195

  Ground squirrel, 215; chronological distribution, 250; mummy, 43–44

  Groves, C. P., 192

  Growing season, 268

  Guinness, F. E., 93

  Habgood, T., 240

  Haféz, E. S. E., 160

  Hair, long in north, 116–19

  Hamilton, T. D., 76–78, 186

  Hampster, 250

  Hanby, J. P., 104

  Hanks, J., 14

  Hansen, H. C., 218

  Hansen, R. M., 176

  Happy Interval, 61

  Harington, C. R., 95, 187, 226, 239, 269

  Hartebeest, 136

  Harvey, P. H., 158

  Haynes, G., 15, 87, 109, 179

  Hedenstrom, M., 2

  Helmeted musk-ox, 43

  Herz, Otto F., 3, 4

  Hinkes, M., 176

  Hoffecker, John, 281

  Hofman, R. R., 176

  Hoof loading, 201

  Hoof size, and substrate, 262

  Hopkins, D. M., 59–61, 74, 174, 184–87, 240, 258, 270

  Horns, as defense, 171

  Horse, 173, 239; chronological distribution, 243–44. See also Selerikan horse

  Howorth, H. H., 2

  Hubbard, R. E., 176

  Hultén, E., 185

  Hump: ecology, 140; engineering, 134; muscles, 138; stretch ligament, 139; functional significance, 150–53

  Hunting (of bison), 273–90

  Ice wedge, 20, 57

  Il’inskii, S. P., 13

  Impala, 178

  Indigirka bison, 37

  Interglacial climate, 187

  Ivanova, E. I., 13

  Iverson, J., 195

  Jaczewski, Z., 156

  Janssens, J. A. P., 186

  Jerboa, 250

  Johnstone, R. C. B., 15–16, 246, 256

  Jones, R. L., 218, 262

  Juna, H. G. J., 217

  Kahlbuy rhino, 34

  Kahlke, H. D., 250

  Kaisen, O. C., 114, 131, 133, 181, 189–91, 195

  Karsten, P., 101, 118–29, 147

  Kelsall, J. P., 201, 262

  Ker, R. K., 140

  Khatanga mammoth, 24

  Kirkpatrick, C. M., 218

  Kislev, S. V., 247–48

  Koch, W., 143

  Korobkov, A. A., 175

  Kowalski, K., 195, 255, 269–70

  Kra, Z., 176

  Krausman, P. R., 218

  Kubiak, H., 29

  Kudu, 178

  Kuropat, P. J., 258

  Kurtén, B., 88, 95

  Kuz’mina, Y., 262

  La Brea tar pits, 71

  Lachenbruch, A. H., 57

  Lapparent, A., 2

  Lawhorn, H., 176

  Lawn adaptations, 183

  Lawn forming grasses, 207

  Laws, R. M., 15–16, 246, 256

  Lazarev, P. A., 30–31, 34

  Leroi-Gourhan, A., 126, 289

  Lion, 90–91, 172, 245, distribution, 98; killing techniques, 91–93; male ornamentation, 103–4; pride size, 103; sex ratios, 100; tooth enamel, 99; tooth fragment, 97–100; buffalo kill, 287

  Loess, 53–55, 62–65, 71

  Lott, D. F., 156, 172

  Lyell, Charles, 1

  McDonald, J. N., 43, 133, 158, 174, 191, 194

  McHugh, T., 156

  McKendrick, J. D., 176

  McNaughton, S. J., 260

  Maglio, V. J., 260

  Magpie, 107

  Mammoth steppe: arguments for, 227–29; aridity, 208–15; concept, 269; faunal coherence, 268; map of, 254; name, 270; nutrient recycling, 211; pollen influx, 229–39; seasonality, 219–25; soil temperature, 222

  Martin, P. S., 187, 189

  Matthews, J. V., Jr., 53, 86, 226, 240, 245, 247–48, 253, 270

  Meagher, M., 176

  Mech, L. D., 100

  Metel’tseva, Ye. P., 34

  Microblades, 283–85

  Middendorf, A. Th., 2

  Mikhel’son, V. M., 8

  Milkowski, L., 176

  Mineral licks, 218

  Mining, gold, 65–68

  Miquelle, D., 176

  Molars, and diet, 261

  Moose, 83, 100, 118, 180, 192; easily killed, 289; mummies, 40–43

  Morlan, R. E., 240

  Morris, Desmond, 167

  Mouse, 114, 215; mummy, 43–44

  Mule deer, 193

  Mummy: definition, 22

  Murie, O. J., 128

  Musk-ox, 116, 160, 172, 191, 245

  Nazarov, V. I., 247–48

  Nelson, R. E., 187, 247

  Nikitin, V. P., 12

  Olivier, R. C. D., 256–58, 260

  Olsen, F. W., 176

  Oryx, 156, 167

  Pace (rack), 134

  Paleolithic art, 285; bison, 115, 118–22, 126–27, 151–52, 158, 290; lion, 93; woolly rhino, 36; distribution, 274–76

  Parker, E. S. C., 15–16, 246, 256

  Pearl Creek, 45, 58–59, 77, 107, 174, 190

  Peat, 62–65

  Peden, D. G., 176, 259

  Petersburg, S. J., 101, 156, 164, 172

  Péwé, T. L., 20, 53–61

  Pfitzenmayer, M. E. V., 3

  Pica (eating shed antlers or bones for minerals), 215–19

  Pika mummy, 43

  Pingos (subsurface ice intrusions), 21

  Plant biomass, 74, 206

  Polar desert, 255

  Pond ice, 20

  Poplin, F., 118, 144, 149–50, 172

  Porcupine, 215

  Potassium, 217

  Powers, W. R., 281

  Preparation of Blue Babe, 291

  Pronghorn antelope, 187

  Quackenbush, L. S., 2, 4

  Raven, 107

  Ready Boullion Formation, 59

  Red deer, 118, 239

  Reed, C., 160

  Reger, Dick, 45

  Reher, C. A., 179–80

  Reindeer. See Caribou

  Rhino: African, 37; tooth complexity, 261; wooly, 34–37, 239, 245

  Riabchun, V. K., 12

  Ritchie, J. C., 180, 213, 226–27, 234, 236, 240–45, 255, 263

  Roan antelope, 182

  Rocky Mountain goats, 129–30

  Roe, F. G., 81

  Roman, Walter 45–47, 68, 117

  Roskosz, T., 143, 147

  Ruminants, 266–67

  Saber-toothed cat, 95–97

  Sable antelope, 182

  Sage, 212

  Saiga, 187, 191, 245, 263

  Sanderson, I. T., 16

  Scavengers, 88

  Schaffer, W., 160

  Schaller, G. B., 91–94, 97–107

  Schloeth, R., 155

  Schweger, C. E., 186, 240, 270

  Segregation ice, 20, 61, 65

  Selerikan horse: age, 33; preservation, 32; radiocarbon date, 30; stomach contents, 33

  Sellmann, P. V., 76–78

  Serebrovskij, P. V., 270

  Sevastianov, M. D. P., 3

  Sexual dimorphism, 156–58

  Shandrin mammoth, 27–29

  Sheep, 81, 129–30, 160, 163, 187, 245

  Sher, A. V., 173–74, 187, 195, 255, 269, 270

  Shilo, N. A., 12

  Short-faced bear, 88, 94

  Shult, J. M., 101, 156

  Sikes, S. K., 25

  Sinclair, A. R. E., 90, 100–106, 164, 287

  Skinner, M. F., 114, 131, 133, 181, 189–91, 195

  Smuts, G. L., 100–105

  Sneva, F., 176

  Snow, limits to mammals, 251

  Snowshoe hare mummy, 43–44

  Sodium, 216

  Solifluction, 71–73

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  Spoer, J., 176

  South-facing slopes, 212

  Spiess, A. E., 98

  Springbok, 178

  Starunia rhino, 35

  Steppe adaptations, 154–55

  Steppe bison: ferocity, 287–90; fossil record, 194; horn function, 168–71; horn growth, 175; metacarpal size, 190; pantaloons, 120; radiocarbon dates, 245; survivorship, 181; tail, 122

  Steppe pika, 250

  Steppe vole, 250

  Steppes, distribution of, 214

  Stewart, D. R. M., 176

  Stuart, A. J., 268

  Sun angle, 264

  Sutcliffe, A. J., 217

  Swiezynski, K., 137

  Tankersley, N. G., 218

  Taphonomic bias, 245

  Taphonomy, 68–79

  Tarbykin, 3

  Tarpan, 256

  Telfer, E. S., 201, 262

  Tiger, 104

  Tikhomirov, B. A., 27, 31, 34, 246

  Timordiaro, S., 12

  Titov, E. E., 12

  Tolmachoff, I. P., 3

  Topi, 136

  Trot (gait), 134

  Turner, A., 280

  Ukraintseva, V. V., 12, 17, 27, 31–33, 247, 258–59

  Van der Hammen, T., 224

  Van Orsdol, K. G., 104–6

  Van Vuren, D., 176

  Van Zyll de Jong, C. G., 121–22, 197

  Vangengeim, E. A., 250, 270

  Vavra, M., 176

  Vein ice, 20

  Vereshchagin, N. K., 8, 11, 12, 25, 31–33, 78, 95, 173, 175, 190, 195–96, 245, 255, 258, 259, 269, 270, 281, 285

  Vikhireva-Vasil’kova, V. V., 33

  Viljoen, Petrie, 107

  Vivianite (mineral), 79

  Vollosovich, C. A., 3

  Vrba, E. S., 255

  Waddington, J. B. C., 238

  Walker, D. N., 174

  Walther, F., 166

  Wapiti, 167, 212, 239

  Wardrop, I. D., 262

  Washburn, A. L., 22, 222

  Watanabe, O., 20

  Water buffalo, 190

  Weeks, H. P., Jr., 218

  Wells, P. V., 186

  West, F. H., 27, 176, 240–45, 246–55, 259, 263, 281

  White-tailed deer, 193

  Wijmstra, T. A., 224

  Wildebeest, 136, 178

  Wilson, M., 190–92, 194–97

  Woillard, G., 255, 270

  Wolf, 87–88, 94, 100, 107, 109, 187

  Wolverine, 94, 107, 188

  Woolly mammoth, 173, 239; burial, 23; ears, 8, 25; fat, 24; gut contents, 27–28, 255–62; migrations, 247; predation, 11; preservation, 18; tail length, 4–6; tooth complexity, 261; trunk, 8, 26

  Woolly rhino, 34–37, 239, 245; horns, 35

  Wright, H. E., 79

  Wu, T. H., 74

  Wynne-Edwards, V. C., 167

  Yak, 51–52

  Yavlovski, 3

  Yegorova, T. V., 31–33

  Yudichev, Yu. R., 28

  Yurtsev, B. A., 226, 255

  Zablocki, Von M., 196

 

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