Inter- and intra-tooth variation in the oxygen isotope composition of mammalian tooth enamel phosphate: Implications for palaeoclimatological and palaeobiological research

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 126, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 91-99

  Fricke, Henry C ^a   O'Neil, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIODACTYL; ENAMEL; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OXYGEN; PALAEOCLIMATE; PHOSPHATE; TOOTH;

USA, CALIFORNIA; USA, WYOMING;

EID: 0030274256     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(96)00072-7     Document Type: Article

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