Age of the lospe formation (early Miocene) and origin of the Santa Maria basin, California

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  Stanley, Richard G ^b   Johnson, Samuel Y ^b   Swisher III, Carl C ^a   Mason, Mark A ^b   Obradovich, John D ^b   Cotton, Mary Lou ^b   Filewicz, Mark V ^c   York, David R ^c  

^a BERKELEY GEOCHRONOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

^b Far East Group ^*

^c CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

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