Isotope Dating of Pleistocene Dung Deposits From the Colorado Plateau, Arizona and Utah
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9245260 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jim I Mead (0000-0002-4975-022X), Larry D Agenbroad |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-19 |
| Publication date | 1992-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Radiocarbon (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-8222 • E-ISSN: 1945-5755 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0033822200013370 |
| OpenAlex | W2498888249 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 27 |
Identified dung and keratinous remains of large mammals are considered the most reliable materials to 14 C date, when the initial question includes the application of the date to the time of local extirpation and extinction. The Colorado Plateau provides a unique preservation habitat (desiccation), found in greater abundance of deposits than anywhere else in North America. We review 20 localities from the Colorado Plateau that contain dung of megaherbivores. Seven species of herbivores were identified utilizing dung: Bison (bison), Equus (horse), “ Euceratherium “ (shrubox), Mammuthus (mammoth), Nothrotheriops (ground sloth), Oreamnos (mountain goat) and Ovis (bighorn), and 79 14 C dates were measured from the sites. Most sites contain additional associated 14 C and U/Th dates on skeletal and botanical remains
Archaeology · Biology · Bison bison · Equus · Geography · Herbivore · Mammoth · Megafauna · National park · Plateau (mathematics · Pleistocene · Radiocarbon dating · Wildebeest · Evolution and Paleontology Studies · Isotope Analysis in Ecology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Ecology · Geology
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2025 (32) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |