Taphonomy of two last glacial maximum mammoth sites in the central Great Plains of North America: A preliminary report on La Sena and Lovewell

Quaternary International

Volumn 142-143, Issue , 2006, Pages 30-43

  Holen, Steven R ^a  

^a DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL; MAMMOTH; QUATERNARY; TAPHONOMY;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

MAMMUTHUS COLUMBI;

EID: 26044461932     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2005.03.003     Document Type: Article

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