The taphonomy and paleoenvironmental implications of the laetoli micromammals

Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology

Volumn , Issue 9789048199556, 2011, Pages 265-278

  Reed, Denné N ^a   Denys, Christiane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Bone surface modification; Breakage patterns; Paleoenvironments; Pliocene; Rodents; Weathering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856670824     PISSN: 18779077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9956-3_13     Document Type: Chapter

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