Palynology of badger coprolites from central Spain

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 226, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 259-271

  Carrion J S ^a   Gil, G ^b   Rodriguez E ^a   Fuentes, N ^a   Garcia Anton M ^b   Arribas, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c Inst Geol Minero Espana   (Spain)

Author keywords

Badger; Coprolites; Holocene; Palaeoecology; Palynology; Spain

Indexed keywords

COPROLITE; DIET; HOLOCENE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

CISTACEAE; FUNGI; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS THURIFERA; QUERCUS; TAXIDEA TAXUS; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 25144440458     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2005.05.016     Document Type: Article

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