The Rancholabrean record of carnivora: Taphonomic effect of body size, habitat breadth, and the preservation potential of caves

Palaios

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 424-430

  Muñoz Durán, Joao ^a,b   Van Valkenburgh, Blaire ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CARNIVORE; CAVE DEPOSIT; FOSSIL RECORD; NICHE BREADTH; TAPHONOMY;

CARNIVORA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33750211681     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/palo.2002.P05-078R     Document Type: Article

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