Published December 17, 1981 | Version v1
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Ipswichian fauna of Victoria Cave and the marine palaeoclimatic record

Creators

  • 1. McMaster Univ., Hamilton, Ontario (Canada). Dept. of Geology
  • 2. British Museum, London
  • 3. Pigyard Museum, Settle (UK)

Description

The results are presented of 230Th/234U dating of speleothems encrusting the remains of mammals from Victoria Cave in northern England, and their significance, in terms of the correlation between continental and oceanic palaeoclimatic records, is discussed. (U.K.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nature (London)
Journal Volume
294
Journal Issue
5842
Series
Nature (London).
Journal Page Range
652-654
ISSN
0028-0836

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
13661379
Subject category
S58: GEOSCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
CALCITE; CAVES; CLIMATES; FOSSILS; ISOTOPE DATING; ISOTOPE RATIO; MAMMALS; PALEONTOLOGY; THORIUM 230; URANIUM 234
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; AGE ESTIMATION; ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CARBONATES; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBONATES; CAVITIES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIOISOTOPES; THORIUM ISOTOPES; URANIUM ISOTOPES; VERTEBRATES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES