Pleistocene Micromammals and Their Predators at Wonderwerk Cave, South Africa;Les micromammifères du Pléistocène et leurs prédateurs. Grotte de Wonderwerk, Afrique du Sud

African Archaeological Review

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 751-791

  Fernandez Jalvo, Yolanda ^a   Avery, D Margaret ^b  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b Iziko Museums   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Micromammals; Pleistocene; Taphonomy; Wonderwerk

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949528149     PISSN: 02630338     EISSN: 15729842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10437-015-9206-7     Document Type: Article

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