International correlation of Early Permian palynofloras from the Karoo sediments of Morupule, Botswana

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-14

  Stephenson, M H ^a,b   McLean, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOZONATION; FLORA; PALYNOLOGY; PERMIAN;

BOTSWANA;

EID: 0033102199     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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