essay

Environmental interpretations of the "disharmonious" late Wisconsinan biome of southeastern North America

late pleistocene and early holocene paleoecology and archaeology of the eastern great lakes region: proceedings of the smith symposium, held at the buffalo museum of science, october 24-25, 198633 • Published In 1988 • Pages: 185-194

By: Semken, Holmes A..

Abstract
The author examined the faunal record at three sites—Peccary Cave, Arkansas; Baker Bluff Cave, Tennessee; and Natural Chimneys, Virginia—creating a sympatry construction for the faunas indicating biomes where most of the species co-exist today, and thereby providing analogues for late Wisconsinan habitats.
Subjects
Climate
Fauna
Flora
tradition
Early Paleo-Indian
HRAF PubDate
2017
Region
New World
Sub Region
New World
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Paleontologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2016
Field Date
not applicable
Coverage Date
16,000-10,000 BP
Coverage Place
eastern United States
Notes
Holmes A. Semken, Jr.
Meeting name: Smith Symposium (1986 : Buffalo Museum of Science)//Symposium sponsored by the George G. and Elizabeth G. Smith Foundation
Includes bibliographical references (p. 192-194)
LCCN
88006094
LCSH
Paleo-Indians