Paleoenvironmental reconstruction of the Asbole fauna (Busidima Formation, Afar, Ethiopia) using stable isotopes;Reconstruction paléoenvironnementale de la faune d'Asbole (Formation de Busidima, Afar, Éthiopie) utilisant les isotopes stables.

Geobios

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 165-177

  Bedaso, Zelalem ^a   Wynn, Jonathan G ^a   Alemseged, Zeresenay ^b   Geraads, Denis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

^c Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

Author keywords

Asbole; Carbon and oxygen isotope; Ethiopia; Paleoenvironment; Tooth enamel

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; ENAMEL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FAUNA; FOSSIL; HERBIVORE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLEISTOCENE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TAXONOMY;

AFAR; AWASH VALLEY; ETHIOPIA;

MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 77950371142     PISSN: 00166995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geobios.2009.09.008     Document Type: Article

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