Palynology (pollen, spores and dinoflagellates) and Cretaceous stratigraphy of the Dakhla Oasis, central Egypt

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 167-193

  Schrank, Eckart ^a   Mahmoud, Magdy S ^b  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Assiut University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; PALYNOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

EGYPT;

EID: 0031848678     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(98)00004-9     Document Type: Article

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