Stratigraphy and paleoenvironment during the Late Pliocene at Masol paleonto-archeological site (Siwalik Range, NW India): Preliminary results

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2016, Pages 440-452

  Tudryn, Alina ^a,b   Abdessadok, Salah ^c   Gargani, Julien ^a,b   Dambricourt Malassé, Anne ^c   Gaillard, Claire ^c   Moigne, Anne Marie ^d   Chapon Sao, Cécile ^c   Singh, Mukesh ^e   Bhardwaj, Vipnesh ^e   Karir, Baldev ^e   Miska, Serge ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^d Centre Européen de Recherches Préhistoriques   (France)

^e Society for Archaeological and Anthropological Research   (India)

Author keywords

Chandigarh anticline; Clay minerals; Masol paleonto archeological site; Paleoenvironment; Pliocene; Subathu sub basin; Upper siwalik; Water divide

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; MINERAL; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEONTOLOGY; PLIOCENE; RECONSTRUCTION; SANDSTONE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; VERTEBRATE; WEATHERING;

CHANDIGARH; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; SIWALIK HILLS;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84959876191     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2015.05.011     Document Type: Article

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