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Cerutti Site Author Involvement in Project

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Dr. Tom Deméré, Curator of Led the PaleoServices team that discovered , Paleontology, Director of and prepared the fossils. Served as lead systematics, geology PaleoServices, San Diego Natural paleontologist on the research project. History Museum Corresponding author on the Nature paper.

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Dr. Steve Holen, Director of Identified breakage features on bones and , Research, Center for American teeth resulting from percussion anthropology, Paleolithic Research; Research at the Cerutti Mastodon site to determine that comparative Associate, Department of modified mastodon limb bones for , Paleontology, San Diego Natural marrow extraction and/or tool production. experimental History Museum Conducted experimental elephant bone archaeology breakage experiments. Served as lead archaeologist on research project. Lead author on the Nature paper.

Dr. Daniel Fisher, Director and Identified individual bones of the mastodon Paleontology, Curator, Museum of skeleton. Contributed to analysis of bone and Paleontology; Claude W. Hibbard processing and flake production. Worked with , Collegiate Professor of coauthor Rountrey on the creation of 3D taphonomy Paleontology; Professor, images and animations documenting bone and (postmortem Department of Earth and rock specimens. transport, chemical Environmental Sciences; and physical Professor, Department of Ecology alteration of and Evolutionary remains) Biology, University of Michigan

Dr. Richard Fullagar, Professorial Identified use-wear features on rocks Archaeology, tool Research Fellow, Centre for (, anvils, and flakes) from the use-wear expert Archaeological Science, Cerutti Mastodon site to determine that University of Wollongong humans were breaking mastodon bones for marrow extraction and/or tool production.

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Dr. James Paces, Research Established suitability of specimens for the Isotope geology, Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey dating technique employed (U-Th radiometric geochronology techniques). Analyzed Cerutti Mastodon site specimens to determine age.

George Jefferson, Paleontologist Analyzed taphonomic patterns of Pleistocene Vertebrate Emeritus with the Colorado mammalian fossil remains found at the site. paleontology, Desert District Stout Research comparative Center, Anza-Borrego Desert taphonomy State Park

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Kathleen Maule Holen M.S., Helped with identification of bone impacts, Archaeology, M.A., Administrative Director, flakes and bone refits. Drafted the initial taphonomy, Center for American Paleolithic versions of the Nature paper, compiled and experimental Research; Research Associate, wrote sections of the supplements. archaeology Department of Paleontology, San Diego Natural History Museum

Dr. Jared Beeton, Professor of Analyzed the sediment at the Cerutti Geomorphology, Earth Science, Adams State Mastodon site. Determined geologic processes Paleoindian University contributing to arrangement of fossils and geoarchaeology, stones. Identified the environment in which conservation associated sediment was deposited.

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Richard Cerutti, Retired PaleoServices field paleontologist who made Field paleontology PaleoServices Field the initial discovery of the mastodon fossil Paleontologist, San Diego Natural remains and noticed peculiar positioning of History Museum specimens. Lead excavator at the Cerutti Mastodon site. Prepared specimens from the site, and identified bone and rock refits and use-wear features.

Dr. Adam Rountrey, Developed hardware and methods used for 3D Paleontology, 3D Research Museum Collection digitization process. Developed web digitization, 3D Manager application for viewing the 3D models. rendering Museum of Paleontology, Worked with coauthor Dr. Daniel Fisher on the University of Michigan creation of 3D images and animations of specimens.

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Dr. Lawrence Vescera, Volunteer Assisted in analyzing taphonomic patterns of Archaeology and Paleontologist, California State Pleistocene mammalian fossil remains found paleontology Parks Colorado Desert District at the site. Stout Research Center in Borrego Springs