Carbon isotopic record of terrestrial ecosystems spanning the Late Miocene extinction of Oreopithecus bambolii, Baccinello Basin (Tuscany, Italy)

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 127-139

  Matson, Samuel D ^a,d   Rook, Lorenzo ^b   Oms, Oriol ^c   Fox, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental change; Maremma fauna; Neogene; Paleosols; Plant ecosystem stability; Tusco Sardinian paleobioprovince

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; EXTINCTION; HOMINID; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MIOCENE; ORGANIC MATTER; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOSOL; PLANT; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

BACCINELLO; GROSSETO [TUSCANY]; ITALY; TUSCANY;

HOMINOIDEA; OREOPITHECUS; OREOPITHECUS BAMBOLII; POACEAE;

EID: 84863507667     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2012.04.004     Document Type: Article

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