Rare earth element composition of Paleogene vertebrate fossils from Toadstool Geologic Park, Nebraska, USA

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 733-745

  Grandstaff, D E ^a   Terry Jr , D O ^a  

^a Temple University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; PARKS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RARE EARTHS; STRATIGRAPHY; TIME SERIES; TRACE ELEMENTS; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS;

CLIMATE PROXIES; COLLOID INTERACTIONS; ELEMENT COMPOSITIONS; MILANKOVITCH; NEBRASKA; OLIGOCENE; PALEOENVIRONMENTS; PALEOGENE; REDOX CONDITIONS; SPATIAL AVERAGING; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS; VERTEBRATE FOSSILS;

TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

BONE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOSSIL; FOSSILIZATION; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOGENE; PH; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; REDOX CONDITIONS; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TOOTH; VADOSE ZONE; VERTEBRATE;

NEBRASKA; NORTH AMERICA; TOADSTOOL GEOLOGIC PARK; UNITED STATES;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 62849126480     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.12.027     Document Type: Article

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