Evolution of Miocene fluvial environments, eastern Potwar plateau, northern Pakistan

Sedimentology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 221-251

  Khan, Imran A ^a,c   Bridge, John S ^a   Kappelman, John ^b   Wilson, Regan ^b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c Geological Survey of Pakistan   (Pakistan)

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EID: 0000260621     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.1997.tb01522.x     Document Type: Article

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