Taphonomy of two Holocene microvertebrate deposits, Takaka Hill, Nelson, New Zealand, and identification of the avian predator responsible

Historical Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-24

  Worthy, Trevor H ^a   Holdaway, Richard N ^b  

^a Palaeofaunal Surveys   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Holocene; Microvertebrate; New Zealand; Owl deposit; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE; MICROVERTEBRATE; OWL PELLET; PREDATION; TAPHONOMY;

NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND, NELSON, TAKAKA HILL;

EID: 0030423497     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08912969609386551     Document Type: Article

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