Early - Middle pleistocene beheading of the river Thames

Geographie Physique et Quaternaire

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 327-336

  Whiteman, Colin A ^a   Rose, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0009478989     PISSN: 07057199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7202/033131ar     Document Type: Article

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