A gap in the Pliocene invasion of seawater to the Gulf of California

Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geologicas

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 145-151

  Ledesma Vázquez, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Extensional basins; Gulf of California; Half graben; Pliocene

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745825423     PISSN: 10268774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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