Late Miocene Mediterranean desiccation: topography and significance of the ‘Salinity Crisis’ erosion surface on-land in southeast Spain: Comment

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 133, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 167-174

  Fortuin, A R ^a   Krijgsman, W ^b   Hilgen, F J ^b   Sierro, F J ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

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EID: 85153876700     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(00)00040-3     Document Type: Note

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