Can fossil bones and teeth be dated using fission track analysis?

Chemical Geology

Volumn 247, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 81-99

  Jolivet, M ^a   Lebatard, A E ^b   Reyss, J L ^c   Bourles D ^c   Mackaye, H T ^d   Lihoreau, F ^d   Vignaud, P ^b   Brunet, M ^b  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d University of N Djamena   (Chad)

Author keywords

Diagenesis; Fission track analysis; Fossils; Uranium series

Indexed keywords

BONE; DIAGENESIS; FISSION TRACK DATING; FOSSIL; TOOTH; URANIUM SERIES DATING; VERTEBRATE;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 37349057085     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2007.10.009     Document Type: Article

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