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Pits are defined as superficial marks on the surfaces of bones, and perforations as marks that penetrate into the underlying tissue of the bones. Pits and perforations have lengths less than 4 times their breadth to distinguish them from linear marks (see Chap. 3).
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This modification was not recognized in our initial classification because it was not present in our original sample.
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Fernández-Jalvo, Y., Andrews, P. (2016). Pits and Perforations. In: Atlas of Taphonomic Identifications. Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7432-1_4
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