Stable carbon isotope evidence for the abundance of C4 plants in the middle Miocene of Southern California

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 388, Issue , 2013, Pages 42-47

  Feranec, Robert S ^a   Pagnac, Darrin ^b  

^a NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM   (United States)

^b South Dakota School of Mines Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Barstow Formation; C4 grasses; Carbon isotopes; Equidae; Miocene; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; C4 PLANT; CARBON ISOTOPE; ENAMEL; GRASS; GRASSLAND; MIOCENE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOSOL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYLOGENETICS; STABLE ISOTOPE; UNGULATE;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883012660     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.07.022     Document Type: Article

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