Palaeoecological and biostratigraphical implications of the microvertebrates of Qesem Cave in Israel

Quaternary International

Volumn 398, Issue , 2016, Pages 219-232

  Maul, Lutz Christian ^a   Bruch, Angela A ^b   Smith, Krister T ^b   Shenbrot, Georgy ^c   Barkai, Ran ^d   Gopher, Avi ^d  

^a SENCKENBERG DEUTSCHES ENTOMOLOGISCHES INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biostratigraphy; Israel; Palaeoecology; Qesem Cave; Reptiles; Small mammals

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLEISTOCENE; REPTILE; VERTEBRATE;

CENTRAL DISTRICT; ISRAEL; QESEM CAVE;

MAMMALIA; MURIDAE; MYOMIMUS; RATTUS; REPTILIA;

EID: 84929815777     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2015.04.032     Document Type: Article

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