Elemental mapping in fossil tooth root section of Ursus arctos by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS)

► LA-ICP-MS elemental mapping with quadrupole and time of flight analyzers. ► Spatial resolution of seasonal bands in fossilized biominerals of animal tooth. ► Migration and diet of the animal during its lifetime can be described. ► Determination of the part of the fossil finding influenced by diagenesis. ► Study of fossilized samples without sample chemical cleaning prior to analysis.