The taphonomy of mammoth localities in southeastern Wisconsin (USA)

Quaternary International

Volumn 142-143, Issue , 2006, Pages 58-78

  Johnson, Eileen ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL; MAMMOTH; QUATERNARY; TAPHONOMY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WISCONSIN; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; MAMMUTHUS;

EID: 26044438757     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2005.03.005     Document Type: Article

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