The Jaramillo Subchron, a geochronological marker horizon in the palaeoanthropological record of China

Quaternary International

Volumn 389, Issue , 2015, Pages 241-254

  Dennell, Robin W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Jaramillo subchron; Loess; Nihewan basin; Palaeolithic; Xiaochangliang

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; HOMINID; LOESS; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; PALEOLITHIC; PALEOSOL;

CHINA; HEBEI; NIHEWAN BASIN;

EID: 84951877489     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2014.11.006     Document Type: Article

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