Cainozoic stratigraphy, palaeoenvironments and geological evolution of the Lake Eyre Basin

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 144, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 239-263

  Alley, Neville F ^a  

^a Mines and Energy South Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cenozoic; Lake Eyre Basin; Palaeoenvironment; Stratigraphy; Weathering

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; PALEOGEOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032426254     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(98)00120-5     Document Type: Article

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