Phanerozoic carbonate ramps from greenhouse, transitional and ice-house worlds: Clues from field and modelling studies

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 149, Issue , 1998, Pages 107-135

  Read, J Fred ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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CARBONIFEROUS; ENTOVALVA;

EID: 0346499863     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.149.01.07     Document Type: Article

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