Molecular paleontology: Some current advances and problems;La paléontologie moléculaire : quelques progrès et problèmes actuels

Annales de Paleontologie

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 81-102

  Higby Schweitzer, Mary ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagenesis; Fossil molecules; Methodology; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

DIAGENESIS; FOSSIL; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PALEONTOLOGY; TAPHONOMY;

EID: 2942525306     PISSN: 07533969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annpal.2004.02.001     Document Type: Article

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