“…Because the sequence of tooth formation is ontogenetically constrained and varies according to species, this research provided the framework required to interpret the variations measured in archaeological and palaeontological specimens. Intra-tooth isotope variations in fossil teeth have been used to provide insights into seasonal variability in birth, movement patterns and dietary ecology of wild and domestic animals (e.g., Balasse et al, 2002Balasse et al, , 2006Zazzo et al, 2002;Pellegrini et al, 2008;Widga et al, 2010;Britton et al, 2011), to propose quantitative reconstructions of paleoclimate (e.g., Sharma et al, 2004;Bernard et al, 2009;Higgins and MacFadden, 2009;Fabre et al, 2011) and paleoelevation (e.g., Dettman et al, 2001;Kohn et al, 2002). The majority of these studies focus on recent (Holocene and Quaternary) specimens but some extend to the Mesozoic (Stanton Thomas and Carlson, 2004;Straight et al, 2004;Botha et al, 2005) thanks to the good preservation of tooth enamel isotope compositions during fossilization (Wang and Cerling, 1994;Zazzo et al, 2004a).…”