Mammoth (Mammuthus sp.) excavation on a college campus in Western Illinois, USA

Quaternary International

Volumn 169-170, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 24-28

  Treworgy, Janis D ^a   Saunders, Jeffrey J ^b   Grimley, David A ^c  

^a Principia College   (United States)

^b RESEARCH AND COLLECTIONS CENTER   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; EXCAVATION; MAMMOTH; SKELETAL REMAINS; SKULL; TAXONOMY; TOOTH;

ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

MAMMUTHUS; MAMMUTHUS PRIMIGENIUS; PEORIA;

EID: 34347223290     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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