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Original Articles

Allostratigraphy of coastal south and east Otago: A stratigraphic framework for interpretation of the Great South Basin, New Zealand

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Pages 91-107 | Received 29 Mar 1996, Accepted 13 Nov 1996, Published online: 23 Mar 2010

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