Spatial and temporal variations in the isotopic composition of bison tooth enamel from the Early Holocene Hudson-Meng Bone Bed, Nebraska

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 157, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 79-93

  Gadbury, C ^a   Todd, L ^a   Jahren, A H ^b   Amundson, R ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Early Holocene; Hudson Meng bone bed; Nebraska

Indexed keywords

ENAMEL; HOLOCENE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TOOTH;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034653427     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(99)00151-0     Document Type: Article

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