Tethyan oceans

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 173, Issue , 2000, Pages 1-23

  Stampfli, Gérard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONDWANA; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION; TETHYS;

EID: 0034076756     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2000.173.01.01     Document Type: Article

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