Discussion on palaeoecology of the Late Triassic extinction event in the SW UK

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 165, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 988-992

  Radley, Jonathan D ^a   Twitchett, Richard J ^b   Mander, Luke ^c   Cope, J C W ^d  

^a Warwickshire Museum   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 51949102337     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492008-014     Document Type: Note

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