Did fire play a role in formation of dinosaur-rich deposits? An example from the Late Cretaceous of Canada

Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 317-326

  Brown, Sarah A E ^a   Collinson, Margaret E ^a   Scott, Andrew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone bed; Ceratopsian; Charcoal; Flooding; Vertebrate deposit; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

BONE; CHARCOAL; CRETACEOUS; DINOSAUR; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FLOODING; FOSSIL RECORD; LITHOFACIES; PALEOBIOLOGY; WILDFIRE;

ALBERTA; CANADA; DINOSAUR PROVINCIAL PARK;

CERATOPSIA; DINOSAURIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84883246710     PISSN: 18671594     EISSN: 18671608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12549-013-0123-y     Document Type: Article

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