The Late Palaeozoic Idusi Formation of southwest Tanzania: A record of change from glacial to postglacial conditions

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 575-595

  Wopfner, H ^a   Diekmann, B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIATION; PALAEOCLIMATE; PALAEOENVIRONMENT; PALAEOZOIC;

TANZANIA, IDUSI GORGE;

EID: 0030455042     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0899-5362(96)00038-3     Document Type: Article

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