Metric analysis of ungulate mammals in the early Middle Pleistocene of Britain, in relation to taxonomy and biostratigraphy. II: Cervidae, Equidae and Suidae

Quaternary International

Volumn 228, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 157-179

  Lister, A M ^a   Parfitt, S A ^a   Owen, F J ^b   Collinge, S E ^b   Breda, M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMETRY; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; DEER; HORSE; PIG; PLEISTOCENE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; TAXONOMY; UNGULATE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ARVICOLA; CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; DAMA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS; MAMMALIA; MEGALOCEROS; MIMOMYS; SUIDAE; SUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 78249260001     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2010.05.014     Document Type: Article

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