Occurrences of warm-adapted mammals in north China over the Quaternary Period and their paleo-environmental significance

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1327-1340

  Tong, HaoWen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Mammals; North China; Oriental elements; Paleoenvironment; Quaternary

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS PRESERVATION; FOSSIL FUELS; MAMMALS;

PALEOENVIRONMENT; QUATERNARY;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MAMMAL; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; QUATERNARY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HENGDUAN MOUNTAINS; HIMALAYAS; HUAI RIVER; QINLING MOUNTAINS;

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS; DICERORHINUS; GIGANTOPITHECUS; HYLOBATES; LORIS; MACACA; MAMMALIA; PALAEOLOXODON; PONGO; PRIMATES; TARSIUS SYRICHTA;

EID: 34548774155     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: 18622801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-007-0096-7     Document Type: Article

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