Biogeochemical Integrity of Cetacean Bioapatites Exposed to Simulated Burial Conditions

dc.contributor.advisor	Clementz, Mark
dc.contributor.author	Wolff, Shana
dc.date.accessioned	2024-03-14T13:50:46Z
dc.date.available	2024-03-14T13:50:46Z
dc.description	High mineralization and low porosity prevent ion exchanges with bioapatite, conditions found in the whale tympanic bulla. Cetacean bullae may be ideal specimens for isotopic research. Extending stable isotope analysis to later mysticetes, with the use of bullae in place of enamel, would provide a more complete picture of whale evolution. Whale tympanic bullae would allow us to study the ecology of this order for the past 50 million years. To understand preservation potential of the tympanic bullae, experiments of differing temperature and pressure conditions will be carried out with a variety of bioapatites such as bone, enamel, and cetacean bullae. This design will simulate natural burial conditions and allow me to determine the extent of isotopic and elemental exchange during diagenesis.
dc.identifier.doi	10.15786/13702987
dc.identifier.uri	https://wyoscholar.uwyo.edu/handle/internal/7420
dc.identifier.uri	https://doi.org/10.15786/13702987
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.publisher	University of Wyoming Libraries
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.title	Biogeochemical Integrity of Cetacean Bioapatites Exposed to Simulated Burial Conditions
dc.type	presentation
dspace.entity.type	Publication

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