Reappraisal of the mississippian palynostratigraphy of the east fife coast, Scotland, United Kingdom

Palynology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-47

  Owens, Bernard ^a   McLean, Duncan ^a   Simpson, Kirsty R M ^a   Shell, Philip M J ^b,c   Robinson, Ruth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c Badley Ashton and Associates Ltd   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85009557380     PISSN: 01916122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01916122.2005.9989603     Document Type: Article

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