An extraterrestrial trigger for the Early Cretaceous massive volcanism? Evidence from the paleo-Tethys Ocean

Scientific Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Tejada, M L G ^a,b   Ravizza, G ^c   Suzuki, K ^b   Paquay, F S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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EID: 84859773747     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep00268     Document Type: Article

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