Biostratigraphy of calcareous nannofossils across the K/T boundary in Egypt

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Monatshefte

Volumn , Issue 8, 1997, Pages 447-464

  Faris, Mahmoud ^a,b  

^a Tanta University ^*

^b Tanta University   (Egypt)

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HIATUS; MICULA;

EID: 0000912654     PISSN: 00283630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/njgpm/1997/1997/447     Document Type: Article

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