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Parameter: Carcass_erosion_stage

Dataset: 
Fossil Seal Bulk Isotopes 14C
Parameter: 
sample description
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 sample_descrip
Short Description:
 sample description
Official Name:
 sample_descrip
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

text description of sample collected

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Carcass_erosion_stage
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Measure of progressive carcass breakdown; Carcass Weathering Stage codes A-F modified from Barwick and Balham (1967). See Metadata Acquisition Description for definitions.