Distinguishing the diets of coexisting fossil theridomyid and glirid rodents using carbon isotopes

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 208, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 103-119

  Grimes, Stephen T ^a,c   Collinson, Margaret E ^a   Hooker, Jerry J ^b   Mattey, David P ^a   Grassineau, Nathalie V ^a   Lowry, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apatite; Carbon isotopes; Diet; Micro mammals; Palaeoclimate; Teeth

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; DIET; EOCENE; FOSSIL; MAMMAL; OLIGOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; HAMPSHIRE BASIN; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; STRATIOTES;

EID: 2642527130     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2004.02.031     Document Type: Article

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