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Archaeozoologist struggle to find morphological criteria that allow them to reliably distinguish between the bones of sheep and goats. Two closely related taxa. So they created Ovicaprids or Caprines.
“Archaeozoologists have struggled to find morphological criteria that allow them to reliably distinguish between the bones of these two closely related taxa”. Zeder and LaphamIn paleontology, and zooarchaeology. Ovicaprids or caprines are domestic sheep and goats put together.Based from post-cranial skeletal remains. It has historically been difficult to distinguish between them. Bibliography:Melinda A. Zeder, Heather…