Late Pleistocene sedimentology, taphonomy and megafauna extinction on the Darling Downs, southeastern Queensland

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 947-970

  Price, G J ^a   Webb, G E ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Darling Downs; Fluvial; Megafauna extinction; Pleistocene; Queensland; Sedimentology; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EXTINCTION; FAUNA; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; PLEISTOCENE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SKELETAL REMAINS; TAPHONOMY; TAXONOMY; WEATHERING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; DARLING DOWNS; QUEENSLAND;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33751577326     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090600880842     Document Type: Article

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