Computational simulations of potential Pachycrocuta bite damage based on a ~1.2 Ma ravaged hippopotamus femur from Fuente Nueva 3 (Orce, Granada, Spain)
Lloyd A. Courtenay, Alexia Serrano‐Ramos, Juha J. Saarinen, Suvi Viranta, Déborah Barsky, Juan Manuel Jiménez Arenas, José Yravedra
The paper uses computational simulations to analyze tooth marks on a 1.2 Ma hippopotamus femur, suggesting it was bitten by Pachycrocuta brevirostris and characterizing its tooth pit morphology.
Peer Community Journal · Aug 20, 2026Peer-reviewedPaleontology