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Original Articles

Strontium isotope stratigraphy of the Oligocene‐Miocene Otekaike Limestone (Trig Z section) in southern New Zealand: Age of the Duntroonian/Waitakian Stage boundary

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Pages 335-347 | Received 16 Mar 1999, Accepted 25 Feb 2000, Published online: 23 Mar 2010

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