Foreland basin systems

Basin Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 105-123

  DeCelles, Peter G ^a   Giles, Katherine A ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000814139     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2117.1996.01491.x     Document Type: Article

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