Tephrochronology and tephrostratigraphy of two Pleistocene continental fossiliferous successions from central Italy

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 545-556

  Marcolini, F ^a   Bigazzi, G ^b   Bonadonna, F P ^a   Centamore, E ^c   Cioni, R ^d   Zanchetta, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central Italy; Middle Pleistocene; Non marine molluscs; Small mammals; Tephrochronology; Tephrostratigraphy

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; MOLLUSC; PALEOSOL; PLEISTOCENE; SMALL MAMMAL; STRATIGRAPHY; TEPHROCHRONOLOGY;

ITALY;

MAMMALIA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0141572146     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.768     Document Type: Article

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