Marie stopes, the discovery of pteridosperms and the origin of carboniferous coal balls

Earth Sciences History

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 78-99

  Falcon Lang, Howard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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