Magnetic characterization of Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary sediments

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1505-1527

  Villasante Marcos, Víctor ^a   Martínez Ruiz, Francisca ^b   Osete, María Luisa ^a   Urrutia Fucugauchi, Jaime ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

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EID: 38549153214     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2007.tb00588.x     Document Type: Article

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