Articles | Volume 71, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-71-227-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-71-227-2022
Research article
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30 Sep 2022
Research article |  | 30 Sep 2022

Comparison of bulk and sequential sampling methodologies on mammoth tooth enamel and their implications in paleoenvironmental reconstructions

Zuorui Liu, Amy Prendergast, Russell Drysdale, and Jan-Hendrik May

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Past studies used two sampling strategies, the "bulk" and "sequential" drilling methods, for stable isotopic analysis of mammoth tooth enamel and paleoenvironmental reconstruction. This study applied both methods to the same enamel ridges of multiple mammoth teeth and compared their respective δ18O values. Offsets were detected between the bulk and average sequential δ18O values. The potential reasons for the offsets and their impacts on cross-method data comparison were discussed.
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