Magnetochronology and stratigraphy at Gran Dolina section, Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain)

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 37, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 325-342

  Pares J M ^a   Perez Gonzalez A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atapuerca; Geology; Gran Dolina; Magnetochronology; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FOSSIL; GEOCHRONOLOGY; KARST; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; MATUYAMA CHRON; PALEOMAGNETISM;

CASTILLE Y LEON; SIERRA DE ATAPUERCA; SPAIN;

ANIMALIA; HOMINIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0343569817     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1999.0331     Document Type: Article

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