Taphonomy and ecology of modern avifaunal remains from Amboseli Park, Kenya

Paleobiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 52-70

  Behrensmeyer, Anna K ^a   Stayton, C Tristan ^b   Chapman, Ralph E ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BONE; PALEOECOLOGY; SKELETAL REMAINS; TAPHONOMY; WEATHERING;

AMBOSELI PARK; KENYA;

AVES; GALLIFORMES; MAMMALIA; STRUTHIO CAMELUS;

EID: 0037412330     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0094-8373(2003)029<0052:TAEOMA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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