Intra-tooth isotope variations in late Miocene bovid enamel from Afghanistan: Paleobiological, taphonomic, and climatic implications

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 186, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 145-161

  Zazzo, Antoine ^a   Mariotti, André ^a   Lécuyer, Christophe ^b   Heintz, Emile ^c  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Afghanistan; Carbon and oxygen stable isotopes; Enamel; Miocene; Paleoenvironment; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

ENAMEL; MIOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; STABLE ISOTOPE; TAPHONOMY;

AFGHANISTAN;

BOVIDAE;

EID: 0036788976     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(02)00449-2     Document Type: Article

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