Large mammal fossil occurrences and associated archaeological evidence in Pleistocene contexts of peninsular India and Sri Lanka

Quaternary International

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 20-42

  Chauhan, Parth R ^a  

^a Stone Age Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographic distribution; Large mammals; Lithic associations; Peninsular India; Pleistocene; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MAMMAL; PALEOECOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; NARMADA RIVER; SIWALIK HILLS; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA;

INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 55949092437     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2007.06.034     Document Type: Article

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