Cenozoic tectonics of Amazon Mouth Basin

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 256-262

  Silva, S R P ^a   Maciel, R R ^a   Severino, M C G ^a  

^a Petrobrás   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; NEOTECTONICS; PROGRADATION; TECTONICS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032944038     PISSN: 02761157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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