Erratum to How Accurate are Paleoecological Reconstructions of Early Paleontological and Archaeological Sites?(Evol Biol, 10.1007/s11692-010-9087-2);How Accurate are Paleoecological Reconstructions of Early Paleontological and Archaeological Sites?

Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 128-140

  Domínguez Rodrigo, Manuel ^a   Musiba, Charles M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

African paleoecology; Fauna assemblages; Paleobiology; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956345370     PISSN: 00713260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11692-010-9090-7     Document Type: Erratum

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