Rare elephant molar (Loxodonta africana zulu) from the Windhoek Spring Deposit, Namibia

摘要

An elephant molar recovered from the Windhoek Zoo Park Gardens in 1961/1962, dating to 6991-7241 cal BP, is a rare specimen of Loxodonta africana zulu. Although pollen and diatom assemblages in the sediment suggest wetter conditions and more C_4 grass during the elephant's life, a bioapatite δ~(13)C estimate of its diet indicates that it fed predominantly on C_3 vegetation.