Cambrian biostratigraphy in the Tethyan sequences of the Spiti Valley, Himachal Himalaya, India

Newsletters on Stratigraphy

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 177-190

  Parcha, S K ^a  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

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EID: 0040120822     PISSN: 00780421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/nos/37/1999/177     Document Type: Article

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