Mesozoic seafloor spreading in the southern Weddell Sea

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 108, Issue , 1996, Pages 227-241

  Livermore, R A ^a   Hunter, R J ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 5344274624     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.108.01.17     Document Type: Article

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