Homogeneity of fossil assemblages extracted from mine dumps: An analysis of Plio-Pleistocene fauna from South African caves

Lethaia

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 315-322

  Sénégas, Frank ^a   Paradis, Emmanuel ^b   Michaux, Jacques ^b  

^a Transvaal Museum   (South Africa)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

Dump; Fisher's test; Hominid site; Homogeneity; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

CAVE DEPOSIT; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; MIDDEN; PLEISTOCENE; PLIOCENE; TAPHONOMY;

HOMINIDAE; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; SORICIDAE;

EID: 31744432555     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: 15023931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00241160500355103     Document Type: Article

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