Amphibians from the Acheulean site at Duinefontein 2 (Western Cape, South Africa)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 547-557

  Sampson, C Garth ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acheulean; Amphibians; Mid Pleistocene; Ranids; South Africa; Taphonomy; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

ACHEULEAN; AMPHIBIAN; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; PALEOECOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; POND; SHORELINE CHANGE; TAPHONOMY;

SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 0037407140     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4403(02)00201-7     Document Type: Article

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