Amino acid geochronology: Its impact on our understanding of the Quaternary stratigraphy of the British Isles

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 501-514

  Penkman, Kirsty ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amino acid geochronology; British Quaternary stratigraphy; Intra crystalline; Marine Oxygen Isotope Stages (MIS); Opercula

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DATING METHOD; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; PROTEIN; QUATERNARY; RACEMIZATION; STRATIGRAPHY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77955591847     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1346     Document Type: Article

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