Archaeological sewellel (Aplodontia rufa) remains from Duncan's Point Cave, Sonoma County, California

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 139-147

  Wake, Thomas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aplodontia; Archaeology; California; Holocene; Sewellel; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CAVE; RODENT; TAPHONOMY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SONOMA COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

APLODONTIA; APLODONTIA RUFA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33644596667     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A-143R2.1     Document Type: Article

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