Geology and late Cainozoic lake sediments of the Suguta Trough, Kenya
โ Scribed by Truckle, P. H.
- Book ID
- 109702501
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1976
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 435 KB
- Volume
- 263
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/263380a0
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