Benthic foraminifera from the Maastrichtian lower Mamu Formation near Leru (southern Nigeria): Paleoecology and paleogeographic significance

Journal of Foraminiferal Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 76-89

  Gebhardt, Holger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

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