Problems and prospects for carbon isotope analysis of very small samples of fossil tooth enamel;Problèmes et opportunités liés aux analyses isotopiques du carbone de très petits échantillons d'émail fossile

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 168, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 767-773

  Lee Thorp, Julia ^a   Manning, Lee ^a   Sponheimer, Matthew ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Dietary shift; Enamel; Fossils; Small samples; Variability

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CARNIVORE; DIET; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SAMPLE SIZE; TOOTH ENAMEL;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0031426744     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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