First evidence of an underwater Final Pleistocene terrestrial extinct faunal bone assemblage from Central Chile (South America): Taxonomic and taphonomic analyses

Quaternary International

Volumn 305, Issue , 2013, Pages 45-55

  Cartajena, Isabel ^a   López, Patricio ^b   Carabias, Diego ^c   Morales, Carla ^c   Vargas, Gabriel ^d   Ortega, Cristina ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^c ARKA Consultores   (Chile)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARTIODACTYLA; CAMELIDAE; CANIDAE; CERVIDAE; EQUIDAE; MYLODONTIDAE; RODENTIA; XENARTHRA;

EID: 84872945954     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2012.12.041     Document Type: Article

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