Pumas as taphonomic agents: A comparative analysis of actualistic studies in the Neotropics

Quaternary International

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 52-62

  Mondini, Mariana ^a   Muñoz, A Sebastián ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; MAMMAL; NEARCTIC REGION; NEOTROPICAL REGION; TAPHONOMY;

ARGENTINA; MENDOZA; SOUTH AMERICA;

FELIDAE; PUMA CONCOLOR; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 41849084164     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2007.08.013     Document Type: Article

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