A trans-Holocene archaeological record of Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus townsendi) on the California coast

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 487-502

  Rick, Torben C ^a   Delong, Robert L ^b   Erlandson, Jon M ^a,c   Braje, Todd J ^d   Jones, Terry L ^e   Kennett, Douglas J ^c   Wake, Thomas A ^f   Walker, Phillip L ^g  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^d HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; HOLOCENE; PINNIPED;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARCTOCEPHALUS TOWNSENDI;

EID: 64949171506     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2008.00273.x     Document Type: Article

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