1-D/3-D geologic model of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin

Mountain Geologist

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 53-66

  Higley, Debra K ^a   Henry, Mitchell ^a   Roberts, Laura N R ^a   Steinshouer, Douglas W ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODEL;

NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN CANADA SEDIMENTARY BASIN; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ENTOVALVA; HIEROCHLOE; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 18444417115     PISSN: 0027254X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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