Paleomagnetic reconstruction of Coahuila, Mexico: The Late Triassic Acatita intrusives

Geofisica Internacional

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 197-210

  Molina Garza, Roberto S ^a  

^a CENTRO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Coahuila; Late Triassic; Mexico; Paleomagnetism; Pangea

Indexed keywords

PALEOMAGNETISM; PANGAEA; TRIASSIC;

COAHUILA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CANTHIDERMIS SABACO;

EID: 21544474967     PISSN: 00167169     EISSN: 2954436X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22201/igeof.00167169p.2005.44.2.254     Document Type: Article

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