United States Quaternary coastal sequences and molluscan racemization geochronology - What have they meant for each other over the past 45 years?

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 16, Issue , 2013, Pages 3-20

  Wehmiller, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid racemization; Geochronology; Quaternary coastal deposits; United States

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COASTAL SEDIMENT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MOLLUSC; QUATERNARY; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TERRACE; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 84877143171     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2012.05.008     Document Type: Article

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