Pleistocene Hyaena Coprolite Palynology in Britain. Implications for the Environments of Early Humans

Developments in Quaternary Science

Volumn 14, Issue C, 2011, Pages 263-278

  Lewis, Mark D ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Britain; Coprolite; Hyaena; Palaeolithic; Pleistocene; Pollen

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049482398     PISSN: 15710866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53597-9.00014-5     Document Type: Book

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