Microscopic, chemical and molecular methods for examining fossil preservation

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 7, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 159-184

  Schweitzer, Mary Higby ^a   Avci, Recep ^b   Collier, Timothy ^a   Goodwin, Mark B ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Ancient protein; Diagenesis; Dinosaur; Fossil; Mass spectrometry; Molecular preservation

Indexed keywords

DNA; ECOLOGY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROTEINS;

DINOSAUR; DNA; EXTINCTION; FOSSILIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PALEOECOLOGY; PRESERVATION; PROTEIN;

DINOSAURIA;

EID: 43049154828     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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