Abstract
CARNIVORE/SCAVENGER TEETH MARKS ON PLEISTOCENE MAMMALS FROM THE NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL. In this work, the first occurrence of carnivore/scavenger teeth marks on Pleistocene fossil mammals collected in the Northeastern Brazil is reported. The fossils are from the Tank of the Jirau, Itapipoca municipality, Ceara State, and are housed in the Museu de Pre-historia de Itapipoca. The observed features, which are assigned to a large- sized canid, correspond to scratches marks mostly perpendicular to the long axis of the bone, occurring mainly in ribs, vertebrae, tibiae and ulnae. Based on the size of the scratches, the geographical distribution and dietary habits of canids from the Late Pleistocene of Brazil, Protocyon troglodytes (Lund) is the most likely producer of the observed features, although this taxon is not represented in the Jirau fossil accumulation.
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