Taphonomy and time resolution of bone assemblages in a contemporary fluvial system: The East Fork River, Wyoming

Palaios

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 411-421

  Aslan, Andres ^a   Behrensmeyer, Anna K ^b  

^a OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; FLUVIAL ENVIRONMENT; SORTING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TAPHONOMY; TIME AVERAGING;

USA, WYOMING, EAST FORK RIVER;

EID: 0030433990     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3515209     Document Type: Article

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