Miocene to Recent tectonic evolution of the eastern Mediterranean: New pieces of the old Mediterranean puzzle

Marine Geology

Volumn 221, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 1-13

  Aksu, Ali E ^a   Hall, Jeremy ^a   Yaltirak, Cenk ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 26044438724     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2005.03.014     Document Type: Editorial

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