Sedimentological study of the stratigraphy at the site of Homo erectus yunxianensis in the upper Hanjiang River valley, China

Quaternary International

Volumn 300, Issue , 2013, Pages 75-82

  Guo, Yongqiang ^a   Huang, Chun Chang ^a   Pang, Jiangli ^a   Zha, Xiaochun ^a   Zhou, Yali ^a   Zhang, Yuzhu ^a   Zhou, Liang ^a  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FOSSIL RECORD; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HOMINID; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOMAGNETISM; PALEOSOL; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION;

CHINA; HAN RIVER [HUBEI-SHAANXI];

HOMO ERECTUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84878983733     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2012.12.036     Document Type: Article

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