Correlation of a Valanginian stable isotopic excursion in northeastern Mexico with the European Tethys

AAPG Memoir

Volumn 75, Issue , 2001, Pages 371-388

  Adatte, Thierry ^a   Stinnesbeck, Wolfgang ^b   Hubberten, Hans ^c   Remane, Jürgen ^a   López Oliva, José Guadalupe ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

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EID: 33750851646     PISSN: 02718529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/m75768c16     Document Type: Article

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