Pre-burial taphonomic characterisation of a vertebrate assemblage from a pitfall cave fossil deposit in southeastern Australia

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 769-779

  Kos, Andrew M ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

McEachern's deathrap cave; Pitfall trap; Predator; Southeastern Australia; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

CAVE; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; MAMMAL; PITFALL TRAP; PREDATOR; TAPHONOMY; VERTEBRATE;

AUSTRALIA; MCEACHERN'S CAVE; VICTORIA;

EID: 0037985317     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4403(02)00251-0     Document Type: Article

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