Geology and preliminary dating of the hominid-bearing sedimentary fill of the Sima de los Huesos Chamber, Cueva Mayor of the Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, Spain

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 33, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 129-154

  Bischoff, J L ^a   Fitzpatrick, J A ^a   Leon L ^b   Arsuaga, J L ^b   Falgueres, C ^c   Bahain, J J ^c   Bullen, T ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c Institut de Paleontologie Humaine   (France)

Author keywords

Atapuerca; Cave infilling; ESR; Hominids; Radiometric dating; Sima de los Huesos; U series

Indexed keywords

HOMINIDAE; MAMMALIA; ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; PRIMATES;

CAVE; ESR; HOMINID; PLEISTOCENE; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAR; BONE; FOSSIL; FOX; GEOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; HOMINID; HUMAN; PALEONTOLOGY; SPAIN; TIME;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; FOSSILS; FOXES; GEOLOGY; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; PALEONTOLOGY; SPAIN; TIME; URSIDAE;

SPAIN, CASTILLA Y LEON, BURGOS, SIERRA DE ATAPUERCA;

EID: 0031202606     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1997.0130     Document Type: Article

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