Caribou from the Late Pleistocene of northwestern Alabama
Rangifer tarandus, represented by the isolated distal end of a left metacarpal, was recovered during June 1987 from Bell Cave, Colbert County, Alabama. The Late Pleistocene level that yielded this caribou element is dated at [Formula: see text] years BP. This record is the first for Alabama, and the...
Published in: | Canadian Journal of Zoology |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1989
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z89-175 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z89-175 |
Summary: | Rangifer tarandus, represented by the isolated distal end of a left metacarpal, was recovered during June 1987 from Bell Cave, Colbert County, Alabama. The Late Pleistocene level that yielded this caribou element is dated at [Formula: see text] years BP. This record is the first for Alabama, and the most southerly known in North America. |
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