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Rudabànya: Taphonomic analysis of a fossil hominid site from Hungary

Date

Authors

Andrews, Peter

Cameron, D

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

The late Miocene deposits at Rudabànya, Hungary, were laid down in a shallow valley sloping westwards from a range of hills and opening out into the Pannonian Lake. Rise and fall of lake level gave rise to varying conditions, from dry land with soil form

Keywords

Keywords: acid soil; biostratigraphy; bone; carnivore; evolution; fossil record; lacustrine deposit; marl; Miocene; paleoecology; paleontology; primate; skeletal remains; small mammal; swamp; taphonomy; Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen; Hungary; Rudabanya; Dryopithecus; Homini Dryopithecus; Hominid evolution; Palaeoecology; Palaeontology; Stratigraphy

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/55929

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.08.010

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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