Idaho, bison teeth (Other Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings. Kathryn Puseman.

Calculus or impacta contents were examined for three bison teeth still in the skull recovered from the Salmon-Challis National Forest in north-central Idaho. This study was undertaken to identify diet and possibly ecology of the area in which this bison ranged. The bison is of relatively recent age, representing the late Holocene. Phytolith and macrofloral analysis of impacta contents, as well as phytolith analysis of calculus provide a partial record of diet.