Geodynamic evolution of the Antarctic Peninsula during Mesozoic times and its bearing on Weddell Sea history

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 108, Issue , 1996, Pages 87-103

  Storey, Bryan C ^a   Vaughan, Alan P M ^a   Millar, Ian L ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0344397820     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.108.01.07     Document Type: Article

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