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Original Articles

Fan deltaic‐to‐fluvial sedimentation of the Middle Jurassic Murihiku Terrane, Southland, New Zealand

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Pages 297-312 | Received 12 Nov 2001, Accepted 17 Jun 2002, Published online: 23 Mar 2010

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