δ18O in mollusk shells from Pliocene Lake Hadar and modern Ethiopian lakes: Implications for history of the Ethiopian monsoon

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 186, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 81-99

  Hailemichael, Million ^a   Aronson, James L ^b   Savin, Samuel ^a   Tevesz, Michael J S ^c   Carter, Joseph G ^d  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College ^*  (United States)

^c CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Hadar; Hominid site; Mollusk shell; Monsoon; Oxygen isotope; Paleoenvironment

Indexed keywords

LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; MOLLUSC; MONSOON; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLIOCENE;

ETHIOPIA; LAKE HADAR;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFARENSIS; BISCHOFIA JAVANICA; GASTROPODA; HOMINIDAE; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0036787153     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(02)00445-5     Document Type: Article

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