A short history and long future for paleopedology

SEPM Special Publications

Volumn 104, Issue , 2013, Pages 5-16

  Retallack, Gregory J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

History; Mars; Paleosol; Precambrian; Soil

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940276798     PISSN: 1060071X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2110/sepmsp.104.06     Document Type: Review

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