Ground penetrating radar and palaeontology: The detection of sirenian fossil bones under a sunflower field in Tuscany (Italy)

The application of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) in vertebrate palaeontology is very rare. We describe the discovery of an Early Pliocene sirenian skeleton detected by GPR in a locality near Grosseto (Tuscany, Italy). The specimen represents one of the most complete skeletons of Metaxytherium subap...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Comptes rendus. Palevol 2012-09, Vol.11 (6), p.445-454
Hauptverfasser:	Tinelli, Chiara, Ribolini, Adriano, Bianucci, Giovanni, Bini, Monica, Landini, Walter
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Applied geophysics Earth sciences Earth, ocean, space Exact sciences and technology Ground Penetrating Radar Géoradar Helianthus Internal geophysics Mammalia Paleontology Pliocene Pliocène Sirenia Sirénien Vertebrate paleontology
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