Deglaciation of the inner Scotian Shelf, Nova Scotia: Correlation of terrestrial and marine glacial events

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 111, Issue , 1996, Pages 77-101

  Stea, R R ^a   Boyd, R ^b   Costello, O ^c   Fader, G B J ^d   Scott, D B ^e  

^a NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^d GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^e DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORAMINIFERA; PICEA;

EID: 5844368566     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.111.01.06     Document Type: Article

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