Taphonomy of the West Runton Mammoth

Quaternary International

Volumn 228, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 217-232

  Stuart, Anthony J ^a   Larkin, Nigel R ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Norwich Castle Study Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAMMOTH; PALEOBIOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; SCAVENGING (FEEDING); SKELETON; TAPHONOMY;

ENGLAND; NORFOLK [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WEST RUNTON;

ANIMALIA; CROCUTA CROCUTA; ELEPHANTIDAE; HYAENA; MAMMUTHUS TROGONTHERII;

EID: 78249281946     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2010.06.024     Document Type: Article

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