A survey of tetrapod tracksites preserved in pyroclastic sediments, with special reference to footprints of hominids, other mammals and birds

Ichnos:an International Journal of Plant and Animal

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 76-97

  Houck, Karen J ^a   Lockley, Martin G ^a   Avanzini, Marco ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b MUSEO TRIDENTINO DI SCIENZE NATURALI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Birds; Footprints; Hominids; Mammals; Pyroclastic deposits

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BURIAL (GEOLOGY); FOOTPRINT; HOMINID; JURASSIC; PLEISTOCENE; PRESERVATION; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; SEDIMENTATION; SHORELINE; TEPHRA; TETRAPOD; TRACKWAY;

AFRICA; ARGENTINA; ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; CENTRAL AMERICA; EAST AFRICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FAR EAST; ITALY; JAPAN; KOREA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NEW ZEALAND; NICARAGUA; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC RIM; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; TURKEY; UNITED STATES;

AVES; HOMINIDAE; MAMMALIA; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; TETRAPODA;

EID: 58449101544     PISSN: 10420940     EISSN: 15635236     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10420940802470870     Document Type: Article

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