Radiocarbon dating of glacial moraines using the aeolian biome: tests results at Bishop Creek, Sierra Nevada, California

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

DORN, R.I.

Arizona State University, Dept. of Geography, Tempe, Arizona, Etats-Unis

Description :
This paper explores a new approach to the age determination of glacial moraines: radiocarbon dating of components of the aeolian biome, mostly fossil arthropods, that become entombed in the matrix of alpine moraines, at Bishop Creek, on the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Physical geography, issn : 0272-3646, 1996, vol. 17, n°. 2, p. 157-179, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 7 p.

Date :
1996

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Abingdon, Taylor and Francis

Langue :
Anglais