Gondwanan palæogeography and palæoclimatology

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 99-114

  Scotese, C R ^a   Boucot, A J ^b   Mckerrow, W S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONDWANA; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOGEOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032854004     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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