Comments on evidence for hunting of pronghorn herds in prehistory

Northwest Science

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 68-70

  Lubinski, Patrick M ^a  

^a CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANTILOCAPRIDAE;

EID: 79952174845     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3955/046.085.0107     Document Type: Note

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