Pleistocene vertebrates of the Yukon Territory

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 30, Issue 17-18, 2011, Pages 2341-2354

  Harington, C R ^a  

^a CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Early human evidence; Eastern Beringia; Pleistocene; Vertebrate faunas; Yukon Territory

Indexed keywords

CANADA; EARLY HUMAN EVIDENCE; EASTERN BERINGIA; PLEISTOCENE; VERTEBRATE FAUNAS; YUKON TERRITORY;

BONE;

MAMMALS;

ARTIFACT; BERINGIA; FOSSIL RECORD; MAMMAL; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEONTOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; STEPPE;

ALASKA; CANADA; EUROPE; SIBERIA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; YUKON TERRITORY;

AMPHIBIA; AVES; BISON; BISON PRISCUS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS SP.; MAMMALIA; MAMMUTHUS PRIMIGENIUS; PISCES; RANGIFER TARANDUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79961207852     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2011.05.020     Document Type: Article

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