Late Jurassic deformation in Honduras. Proposals for a revised regional stratigraphy

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 153-160

  Viland, J C ^a   Henry, B ^a   Calix, R ^a   Diaz, C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DEFORMATION; JURASSIC; STRATIGRAPHY; UNCONFORMITY;

HONDURAS;

EID: 0030438773     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-9811(96)00002-8     Document Type: Article

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