Sensitivity of taphonomic signatures to sample size, sieve size, damange scoring system, and target taxa

Palaios

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 26-52

  Kidwell, S M ^a   Rothfus, T A ^a   Best, M M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SAMPLING; TAPHONOMY;

EID: 0035048328     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1669/0883-1351(2001)016<0026:SOTSTS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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