Enhanced Age Resolution of the Marine Quaternary Record in the Arctic Using Aspartic Acid Racemization Dating of Bivalve Shells

Quaternary Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 176-187

  Goodfriend, Glenn A ^a   Brigham Grette, Julie ^b   Miller, Gifford H ^c  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; HIATELLA; MOLLUSCA; MYA;

ACID RACEMIZATION; AGE; BIVALVE; MARINE SEDIMENT; QUATERNARY RECORD;

CANADA, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, BAFFIN ISLAND; USA, ALASKA;

EID: 0030466836     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/qres.1996.0018     Document Type: Article

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