Middle Eocene habitat shifts in the North American western interior: A case study

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 297, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 144-158

  Townsend, K E Beth ^a   Rasmussen, D Tab ^b   Murphey, Paul C ^c   Evanoff, Emmett ^d  

^a MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c City of San Diego   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridger Formation; Ecological diversity analysis; Eocene; Forests; Global climate; Uinta Formation

Indexed keywords

EOCENE; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; GLOBAL WARMING; HABITAT LOSS; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; MAMMAL; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; TIMESCALE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH; WYOMING;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 77956872333     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.07.024     Document Type: Article

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