William Buckland (1784-1856) and the foundations of taphonomy and palaeoecology

Archives of Natural History

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 361-372

  Boylan, Patrick J ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78650094348     PISSN: 02609541     EISSN: 17556260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3366/anh.1997.24.3.361     Document Type: Article

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