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Younger Dryas “black mats” and the Rancholabrean termination in North America

C. Vance Haynes Jr
  1. Departments of Anthropology and Geosciences, PO Box 210030, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721

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PNAS May 6, 2008 105 (18) 6520-6525; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0800560105
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  1. Contributed by C. Vance Haynes, Jr., January 23, 2008 (received for review April 27, 2007)

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vol. 105 no. 18 6520-6525
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https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0800560105
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18436643

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0027-8424
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  1. C. Vance Haynes, Jr *
  1. Departments of Anthropology and Geosciences, PO Box 210030, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
  1. Contributed by C. Vance Haynes, Jr., January 23, 2008 (received for review April 27, 2007)

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  • *To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: cml{at}email.arizona.edu
  • Author contributions: C.V.H. designed research, performed research, analyzed data, and wrote the paper.

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences May 2008, 105 (18) 6520-6525; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0800560105

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