Carbonate-siliciclastic sedimentation on a high-energy, ocean-facing, tropical ramp, NE Brazil

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 149, Issue , 1998, Pages 55-71

  Testa, Viviane ^a   Bosence, Dan W J ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 0347760645     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.149.01.05     Document Type: Article

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