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Patagonian continental deposits (Cretaceous-Tertiary)

  1. FRANCISCO NULLO1,2,*,
  2. ANA COMBINA1,3

Article first published online: 31 MAY 2011

DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2011.01654.x

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Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Special Issue: Palaeogeography and Palaeoclimatology of Patagonia: Implications for Biodiversity

Volume 103, Issue 2, pages 289–304, June 2011

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NULLO, F. and COMBINA, A. (2011), Patagonian continental deposits (Cretaceous-Tertiary). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 103: 289–304. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2011.01654.x

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  1. 1

    Conicet, Av. Rivadavia 1917, CP 1033, Buenos Aires, Argentina

  2. 2

    SEGEMAR, Avenue, Julio A. Roca 651–10 piso, Buenos Aires, Argentina

  3. 3

    Instituto de Investigaciones Geológicas – Universidad Nacional de La Rioja, Dpto. de Cs. Aplicadas -Ciudad Universitaria, Avenue. René Favaloro s/n 5300, La Rioja, Argentina

* E-mail: nullo@newphoenixsrl.com

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  1. Issue published online: 31 MAY 2011
  2. Article first published online: 31 MAY 2011
  3. Received 25 February 2011; accepted for publication 25 February 2011

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