Amino acid geochronology of gastropod-bearing Pleistocene units in Illinois, central USA

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 25, Issue , 2015, Pages 10-25

  Grimley, David A ^a   Oches, Eric A ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b BENTLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid racemization; Gastropods; Geochronology; Illinois; Pleistocene; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; GASTROPOD; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; RACEMIZATION;

ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

GASTROPODA;

EID: 84907682368     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2014.08.003     Document Type: Article

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