A 400 million year carbon isotope record of pedogenic carbonate: Implications for paleoatmospheric carbon dioxide

American Journal of Science

Volumn 299, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 805-827

  Ekart, Douglas D ^a   Cerling, Thure E ^a   Montañez, Isabel P ^b   Tabor, Neil J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0033270111     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/ajs.299.10.805     Document Type: Article

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