Miocene and Pliocene paleoclimate of the Dry Valleys region, Southern Victoria land: A geomorphological approach

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 27, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 253-271

  Marchant, David R ^a,b   Denton, George H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGY; ICE SHEET; MIOCENE; PALAEOCLIMATE; PLIOCENE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

ANTARCTICA, VICTORIA LAND, DRY VALLEYS;

EID: 0029750069     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-8398(95)00065-8     Document Type: Article

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