Evidence for the timing and duration of the last interglacial period from high-precision uranium-series ages of corals on tectonically stable coastlines

Quaternary Research

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 36-40

  Muhs, Daniel R ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Corals; Last interglacial; Sea level; U series dating

Indexed keywords

CORAL; LAST INTERGLACIAL; SEA LEVEL; SHORELINE; TIMESCALE; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

AUSTRALIA; BAHAMAS; BERMUDA; HAWAII; OAHU; UNITED STATES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 0036665852     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/qres.2002.2339     Document Type: Article

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