Calcium isotopes in fossil bones and teeth - Diagenetic versus biogenic origin

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 75, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3419-3433

  Heuser, Alexander ^a   Tütken, Thomas ^a   Gussone, Nikolaus ^b   Galer, Stephen J G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APATITE; BIOGENIC MATERIAL; BONE; CALCIUM; CRETACEOUS; DIAGENESIS; DINOSAUR; FOSSIL; FOSSILIZATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MASS BALANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL REMAINS; TOOTH; TRIASSIC;

AVES; CAIMAN; DINOSAURIA; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; STRUTHIONIFORMES; TYRANNOSAURUS REX;

EID: 79955971264     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.03.032     Document Type: Article

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