Cave site contributions to vertebrate history

Alcheringa

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 195-210

  Lundelius Jr , Ernest L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cave taphonomy; Cave vertebrate fossils

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; STRIGIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77950520523     PISSN: 03115518     EISSN: 17520754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03115510609506863     Document Type: Article

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