Amino acid geochronology of the type Cromerian of West Runton, Norfolk, UK

Quaternary International

Volumn 228, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 25-37

  Penkman, K E H ^a   Preece, R C ^b   Keen, D H ^c   Collins, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ARAGONITE; CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CROMERIAN; DIAGENESIS; GASTROPOD; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PROTEIN; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

ENGLAND; NORFOLK [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WEST RUNTON;

BITHYNIA; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; VALVATA;

EID: 77955618302     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2010.06.020     Document Type: Article

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