Chapter 7 The Antarctic Continent in Gondwanaland: A Tectonic Review and Potential Research Targets for Future Investigations

Developments in Earth and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages 257-308

  Talarico, F M ^a   Kleinschmidt, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 51249109075     PISSN: 15719197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1571-9197(08)00007-4     Document Type: Review

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