Pleistocene magnetochronology of the fauna and Paleolithic sites in the Nihewan Basin: Significance for environmental and hominin evolution in North China

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 18, Issue , 2013, Pages 78-92

  Ao, Hong ^a   An, Zhisheng ^a   Dekkers, Mark J ^b   Li, Yongxiang ^c   Xiao, Guoqiao ^d   Zhao, Hui ^a   Qiang, Xiaoke ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Human evolution; Magnetostratigraphy; Nihewan Basin; Nihewan Fauna; Paleoenvironment; Pleistocene

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; DOMINANCE; FAUNA; FLUVIOLACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; FOSSIL; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; HUMAN EVOLUTION; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOLITHIC; PLEISTOCENE;

CHINA; HEBEI; NIHEWAN BASIN;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84885041267     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2013.06.004     Document Type: Article

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