Cretaceous climate of Asia and Alaska: A comparison of paleobotanical evidence with a climate computer model

Paleontological Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 105-118

  Spicer, R A ^a   Herman, A B ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

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