The Small Mammal Sequence from the c. 76 – 72 ka Still Bay Levels at Blombos Cave, South Africa – Taphonomic and Palaeoecological Implications for Human Behaviour
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The Small Mammal Sequence from the c. 76 – 72 ka Still Bay Levels at Blombos Cave, South Africa – Taphonomic and Palaeoecological Implications for Human Behaviour
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Keywords
Species diversity, Paleoclimatology, Taxonomy, Grasses, Owls, Paleoenvironments, Winter, Paleozoology
Journal
PLoS One
Volume 11, Issue 8, Pages e0159817
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Online
2016-08-11
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0159817
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