Geologic tests of hypotheses for large coastwise displacements - A critique illustrated by the Baja British Columbia controversy

American Journal of Science

Volumn 297, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 117-173

  Cowan, Darrel S ^a   Brandon, Mark T ^b   Garver, John I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAJA BRITISH COLUMBIA; CRETACEOUS; PALAEOGEOGRAPHY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0030828286     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/ajs.297.2.117     Document Type: Article

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