Stable isotope variation in tooth enamel from Neogene hippopotamids: Monitor of meso and global climate and rift dynamics on the Albertine Rift, Uganda

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1663-1675

  Brachert, Thomas Christian ^a,b   Brügmann, Gerhard B ^b   Mertz, Dieter F ^b   Kullmer, Ottmar ^c   Schrenk, Friedemann ^c   Jacob, Dorrit E ^b   Ssemmanda, Immaculate ^d   Taubald, Heinrich ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^e Institut für Geowissenschaften   (Germany)

Author keywords

Albertine Rift; Mesoclimate; Neogene; Rift dynamics; Stable isotope; Tooth enamel; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ENAMEL; MAMMAL; NEOGENE; PALEOCLIMATE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; RIFT ZONE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TOOTH;

EAST AFRICAN RIFT; UGANDA; WESTERN RIFT;

HIPPOPOTAMIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77957969460     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-010-0518-1     Document Type: Article

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