Paleoelevation estimated from tertiary floras

International Geology Review

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1124-1133

  Axelrod, Daniel I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; PALAEOBOTANY; PALAEOGEOGRAPHY; TERTIARY;

EID: 0031448276     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206819709465319     Document Type: Article

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