Stable carbon and oxygen isotope analysis of fossil tooth enamel using laser ablation

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 126, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 173-186

  Cerling, Thure E ^a   Sharp, Zachary D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

paleodiet; stable isotopes; vertebrate fossils

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

CARBON; ENAMEL; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LASER ABLATION; OXYGEN; TOOTH;

EID: 0030274245     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(96)00078-8     Document Type: Article

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