Palaeosurface palynofloras of the Skye lava field and the age of the British Tertiary volcanic province

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 120, Issue , 1997, Pages 67-94

  Jolley, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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CONIFEROPHYTA; CUPRESSACEAE;

EID: 5244233420     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.120.01.06     Document Type: Article

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