Holocene paleontology of bat cave, Edmonson County, Kentucky

Journal of Cave and Karst Studies

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 91-98

  Colburn, Mona ^a   Toomey, Rickard ^b   Widga, Chris ^a   Olson, Rick ^b  

^a RESEARCH AND COLLECTIONS CENTER   (United States)

^b Mammoth Cave National Park   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAT; BONE; CAVE; EXCAVATION; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HOLOCENE; PALEONTOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

EDMONSON COUNTY; KENTUCKY; UNITED STATES;

CHIROPTERA; MYOTIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84929653903     PISSN: 10906924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4311/2014PA0107     Document Type: Article

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