Taphonomy, pathology, and paleoecology of the terminal pleistocene Marmes Rockshelter (45FR50) "big elk" (Cervus elaphus), southeastern Washington state, USA

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1367-1382

  Lyman, R Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBERTA; ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE; BONE TISSUE; CERVICAL VERTEBRA; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; HOLOCENES; LARGE SIZES; PALEOECOLOGY; PATHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; PLEISTOCENE; PLEISTOCENE SEDIMENTS; RADIOCARBON DATES; ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELKS; SIZE RANGES; TAPHONOMY; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; WASHINGTON; WASHINGTON STATE; WINTER MONTHS;

BONE; ECOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; STEEL BRIDGES;

CAVES;

ABUNDANCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; CARNIVORE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DEER; FORAGE; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GRASS; HOLOCENE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PATHOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; RADIOCARBON DATING; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; TAPHONOMY;

UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 78149388912     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: 14803313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E10-059     Document Type: Article

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