Silurian spores and cryptospores from the arisaig group, nova scotia, canada

Palynology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 127-177

  Beck, John H ^a   Strother, Paul K ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 85009576723     PISSN: 01916122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01916122.2001.9989558     Document Type: Article

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