Palynomorph biozones in the context of changing paleoclimate, middle Eocene to lower Oligocene of the northwest gulf of Mexico

Palynology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 177-186

  Elsik, William C ^a   Yancey, Thomas E ^b  

^a MycoStrat Connection   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85010568231     PISSN: 01916122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01916122.2000.9989543     Document Type: Article

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