Micromorphological, geochemical, and diagenetic characterization of sirenian ribs preserved in the Late Miocene paleontological site of Cessaniti (southern Calabria, Italy)

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Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 179-190

  Guido, Adriano ^a   Marra, Antonella Cinzia ^b   Mastandrea, Adelaide ^a   Tosti, Fabio ^a   Russo, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bones; Calabria; Diagenesis; Late Miocene; Sirenian

Indexed keywords

BONE; DIAGENESIS; FOSSIL RECORD; MICROMORPHOLOGY; PRESERVATION; SIRENIAN; TAPHONOMY;

CALABRIA; ITALY;

ANTHOZOA; BIVALVIA; BOVIDAE; BRACHIOPODA; CHELONIIDAE; ECHINOIDA; FORAMINIFERA; GASTROPODA; GIRAFFIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; METAXYTHERIUM; RHINOCEROTIDAE; SIRENIA; SIRENIDAE; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84858615028     PISSN: 01729179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10347-011-0284-y     Document Type: Article

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