Early Eocene palaeoceanography and palaeoclimatology of the eastern North Atlantic: Stable isotope results for DSDP Hole 550

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 101, Issue , 1996, Pages 457-472

  Charisi, Stella D ^a   Schmitz, Birger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

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EID: 5244360792     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.101.01.22     Document Type: Article

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