“…Studies about the role of Arctotherium as a potential agent on the formation and transformation of bone assemblages are almost nonexistent, unlike the Old World Ursidae situation, whose taphonomic effects have been subject of intensive research (Gargett, 1996;DʼErrico et al, 1998;Stiner et al, 1998;Wolverton, 2001;Quilès et al, 2006;Rabal-Garcés & Cuenca-Bescós, 2009;Arilla et al, 2014). One of the few American studies, specifically geared to the case of Arctotherium angustidens, reveals a high proportion of broken teeth, as likely result of chewing on hard materials such as bones (Figueirido & Soibelzon, 2010).…”