Formation and geomorphology of caves in calcareous tufas and implications for the study of the taung fossil deposits

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 307-322

  McKee, Jeffrey K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 0242445523     PISSN: 0035919X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00359199309520277     Document Type: Article

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