Strontium isotopes and mobility of a Columbian mammoth (Mammuthus columbi) population, Laguna de las Cruces, San Luis Potosí, México
AbstractBy using strontium isotopic ratios of dental enamel from molars, we were able to reconstruct the migration context for three individuals of a Columbian mammoth population (Mammuthus columbi) around Laguna de las Cruces, San Luis Potosí, central México. A three-step leaching procedure was applied to eliminate secondary Sr contributions in the molar enamel. One of the studied individuals showed 87 Sr/ 86 Sr ratios similar to those obtained from soils and plants from Laguna de las Cruces and was identified as local, whereas the other two mammoths had different molar 87 Sr/ 86 Sr values, indicative of migration and mobility contexts.