The exaggerated radiocarbon age of deposit-feeding molluscs in calcareous environments

Boreas

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 362-373

  England, John ^a   Dyke, Arthur S ^b   Coulthard, Roy D ^a   Mcneely, Roger ^b   Aitken, Alec ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; DEGLACIATION; DEPOSIT FEEDER; HOLOCENE; MARINE SEDIMENT; MOLLUSC; PALEOENVIRONMENT; RADIOCARBON DATING; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENT YIELD;

CANADA;

BOREAS; HIATELLA ARCTICA; MOLLUSCA; MYA; MYA TRUNCATA; PORTLANDIA ARCTICA;

EID: 84875536344     PISSN: 03009483     EISSN: 15023885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3885.2012.00256.x     Document Type: Article

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