Taphonomic effects of pH and temperature on extant avian dinosaur eggshell

Palaios

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 170-177

  Clayburn, Jerek K ^a   Smith, Denise L ^a   Hayward, James L ^a  

^a ANDREWS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; DINOSAUR; EGGSHELL; PH; TAPHONOMY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AVES; DINOSAURIA;

EID: 1842639556     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1669/0883-1351(2004)019<0170:TEOPAT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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