Chronology and spatial distribution of large mammal bones in PIT 91, Rancho La Brea

Palaios

Volumn 23, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 35-42

  Friscia, Anthony R ^a   Van Valkenburgh, Blaire ^a   Spencer, Lillian ^b   Harris, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c George C Page Museum   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; CHRONOLOGY; DEPOSITION; DIAGENESIS; FOSSIL; MAMMAL; PLEISTOCENE; RADIOMETRIC METHOD; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TAPHONOMY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; RANCHO LA BREA; UNITED STATES;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 39549107533     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/palo.2005.p05-143r     Document Type: Article

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