Dave,
Try:
Schwartz, Charles W., and Elizabeth R. Schwartz
1959 The Wild Mammals of Missouri. University of Missouri Press, Kansas City,
Missouri.
There is a section on rat that describes morphological differences between the
2 species on the top of the skull.
Cheers,
Jodi
>===== Original Message From David Dyer <[log in to unmask]> =====
>Hi Zooarch'ers:
>
>
>
>Does anyone have a reference to a reliable method to distinguish skulls or
>mandibles of Rattus rattus from Rattus norvegicus (other than the work by
>Armitage et al. in the London Archaeologist 1984, as mentioned by Reitz and
>Wing in "Zooarchaeology")? I have some modern Rattus material from near the
>coast of southern California and I assume it could be either species. Thanks
>in advance for any help!
>
> Dave
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>David Dyer, Curator
>
>Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum
>
>Division of Biological Sciences
>
>University of Montana
>
>Missoula, MT 59812
Jodi A. Jacobson, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Anthropology
250 South Stadium Hall
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996
Phone: (865)974-4408
Email: [log in to unmask]
|