Age and paleoenvironment of the imperial formation near San Gorgonio Pass, Southern California

Journal of Foraminiferal Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 4-25

  McDougall, Kristin ^a   Poore, Richard Z ^b   Matti, Jonathan ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

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