Major Biases in the Fossil Record

Palaeobiology II

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 297-303

  Kidwell, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA; Fossils; Homo sapiens; Ice man; Proteins

Indexed keywords

EID: 84957003951     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470999295ch.67     Document Type: Chapter

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