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Original Articles

Sequence stratigraphy of the Nukumaruan Stratotype (Pliocene‐Pleistocene, c. 2.08–1.63 Ma), Wanganui Basin, New Zealand

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Pages 123-150 | Received 23 Aug 2004, Accepted 13 May 2005, Published online: 30 Mar 2010

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