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The White Shark ( Carcharodon carcharias ) in the Ancient Peruvian Ceremonial Centre of Huaca Pucllana
Author(s) -
AltamiranoSierra A.,
VargasNalvarte P.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of osteoarchaeology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1099-1212
pISSN - 1047-482X
DOI - 10.1002/oa.2401
Subject(s) - carcharias , white (mutation) , archaeology , geography , fishery , ecology , biology , biochemistry , juvenile , gene
Abstract New data regarding the white shark ( Carcharodon carcharias ) at the archaeological complex Huaca Pucllana (200–700 ad ) are presented on the basis of the recent discovery of teeth in ritual offering features. Previous information of this species from fossil, archaeological and modern records is reviewed. The use of the white sharks as an El Niño indicator is rejected. Past and present white shark distribution in the South East Pacific is reviewed, and the extermination of pinniped colonies as a factor in the poor modern record is discussed. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.