Neoproterozoic-paleozoic geography and tectonics: Review, hypothesis, environmental speculation: Discussion

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 110, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1615-1616

  Viele, George W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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PALEOZOIC; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONICS;

EID: 0000397535     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 19432674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(1998)110<1615:NPGATR>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Note

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