Extrapolating oceanic age distributions: Lessons from the pacific region

Journal of Geology

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 587-598

  Rowley, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; EXTINCTION; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; PACIFIC PLATE;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 57649166877     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/592276     Document Type: Article

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