Paleogeography: An earth systems perspective

Chemical Geology

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 5-16

  Ross, Gerald M ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Geochemistry; Paleoclimate; Paleogeography; Paleomagnetism

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOMAGNETISM; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0034010347     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(99)00078-9     Document Type: Article

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