Miocene paleogeography of southwestern california and its implications regarding basin terminology

International Geology Review

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 452-470

  Fritsche, A Eugene ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; FOREARC BASIN; OLIGOCENE; PALAEOGEOGRAPHY; PALINSPASTIC RECONSTRUCTION;

CALIFORNIA; USA;

EID: 0031662762     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206819809465219     Document Type: Article

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