Stable-isotope microprofiling of wombat tooth enamel records seasonal changes in vegetation and environmental conditions in eastern Australia

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 269, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 66-77

  Fraser, Rebecca A ^a   Grün, Rainer ^a   Privat, Karen ^b   Gagan, Michael K ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Enamel; Marsupials; Palaeodiet; Palaeoecology; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; DIET; ENAMEL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MARSUPIAL; PALEOECOLOGY; QUATERNARY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; SEMIARID REGION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TOOTH; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; LASIORHINUS; METATHERIA; POACEAE; VOMBATIDAE; VOMBATUS;

EID: 53849141146     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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