Revised radiocarbon ages on woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis) from western central Scotland: significance for timing the extinction of woolly rhinoceros in Britain and the onset of the LGM in central Scotland Export

@article{citeulike:5812541, abstract = {Woolly rhinoceros bones, from a number of sites in Britain, have been AMS radiocarbon dated following ultrafiltration pre-treatment. These determinations give a coherent set of ages between >50 and c. 35 cal ka BP. The youngest (35,864–34,765 cal BP) come from the area around Bishopbriggs in western central Scotland and are derived from glaciofluvial sand and gravel overlain by till, both deposited during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) glaciation. A previous radiocarbon date from the site suggested that woolly rhinoceros lived c. 27 14 C ka BP and the region was ice-free at the time. This date has had significant influence on the timing of extinction of woolly rhinoceros and the onset of glaciation over Britain during the LGM. The new dates revise this earlier determination and confirm that woolly rhinoceros became extinct in Britain after c. 35 cal ka BP, that central Scotland was ice-free at this time, and glaciation extended across this region sometime after 35 cal ka BP.}, author = {Jacobi, Roger M. and Rose, James and MacLeod, Alison and Higham, Thomas F. G.}, citeulike-article-id = {5812541}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2009.08.010}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0277379109002881}, day = {19}, doi = {10.1016/j.quascirev.2009.08.010}, issn = {02773791}, journal = {Quaternary Science Reviews}, keywords = {200909, climat, environnement, extinction, grand\_mammifere, royaume-uni}, month = {September}, posted-at = {2009-09-21 11:19:52}, priority = {2}, title = {Revised radiocarbon ages on woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis) from western central Scotland: significance for timing the extinction of woolly rhinoceros in Britain and the onset of the LGM in central Scotland}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2009.08.010}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5812541 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5812541 N2 - Woolly rhinoceros bones, from a number of sites in Britain, have been AMS radiocarbon dated following ultrafiltration pre-treatment. These determinations give a coherent set of ages between >50 and c. 35 cal ka BP. The youngest (35,864–34,765 cal BP) come from the area around Bishopbriggs in western central Scotland and are derived from glaciofluvial sand and gravel overlain by till, both deposited during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) glaciation. A previous radiocarbon date from the site suggested that woolly rhinoceros lived c. 27 14 C ka BP and the region was ice-free at the time. This date has had significant influence on the timing of extinction of woolly rhinoceros and the onset of glaciation over Britain during the LGM. The new dates revise this earlier determination and confirm that woolly rhinoceros became extinct in Britain after c. 35 cal ka BP, that central Scotland was ice-free at this time, and glaciation extended across this region sometime after 35 cal ka BP. JF - Quaternary Science Reviews SN - 02773791 TI - Revised radiocarbon ages on woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis) from western central Scotland: significance for timing the extinction of woolly rhinoceros in Britain and the onset of the LGM in central Scotland KW - 200909 KW - climat KW - environnement KW - extinction KW - grand_mammifere KW - royaume-uni AU - Jacobi, Roger AU - Rose, James AU - MacLeod, Alison AU - Higham, Thomas PY - 2009/09/19/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2009.08.010 ER -