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Original Articles

Paleoenvironmental changes across the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary in the northern Clarence valley, southeastern Marlborough, New Zealand

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Pages 209-234 | Received 25 Jan 2002, Accepted 01 Apr 2003, Published online: 21 Sep 2010

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