Taphonomic observations on a surface bone assemblage in a temperate environment

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 433-442

  Andrews, Peter ^a   Armour Chelu, Miranda ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; TAPHONOMY; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM, WALES;

EID: 0031757237     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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