Marine and nonmarine systems tracts in fourth-order sequences in the Early-Middle Cenomanian, Dunvegan Alloformation, northeastern British Columbia, Canada

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 104, Issue , 1996, Pages 159-191

  Plint, A Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 5244370001     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.104.01.11     Document Type: Article

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