Late Pleistocene C4 plant dominance and summer rainfall in the southwestern United States from isotopic study of herbivore teeth

Quaternary Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 179-193

  Connin, Sean L ^a   Betancourt, Julio ^b   Quade, Jay ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

(Southwest); Last glaciation; Paleoclimate; Pleistocene; Tooth; United States; Vegetation history

Indexed keywords

LAST GLACIATION; PALEOCLIMATE; PLEISTOCENE; TOOTH; VEGETATION HISTORY;

(SOUTHWEST); UNITED STATES;

ANTILOCAPRIDAE; BISON; BUBALUS; EQUUS; MAMMUTHUS;

EID: 0032462435     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/qres.1998.1986     Document Type: Article

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