Actualistic taphonomy: Death, decay, and disintegration in contemporary settings

Palaios

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 423-427

  Kowalewski, Michał ^a   Labarbera, Michael ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TAPHONOMY;

EID: 8144222238     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1669/0883-1351(2004)019<0423:ATDDAD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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