Large mammal turnover in Africa and the Levant between 1.0 and 0.5 Ma

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 247, Issue , 2005, Pages 231-249

  O'Regan, H J ^a   Bishop, L C ^a   Lamb, A ^a   Elton, S ^b   Turner, A ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAMMAL; PALEOCLIMATE; PLEISTOCENE;

AFRICA; LEVANT; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 31344459333     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2005.247.01.13     Document Type: Article

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