A Barremian-Aptian (Early Cretaceous) North American paleomagnetic reference pole

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 15819-15835

  McEnroe, Suzanne A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b Norges Geologiske U   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APTIAN; BARREMIAN; CRETACEOUS; PALAEOMAGNETISM; PALAEOPOLE;

USA, MAINE;

EID: 0030502614     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb00652     Document Type: Article

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