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Australian Journal of Earth Sciences
An International Geoscience Journal of the Geological Society of Australia
Volume 35, 1988 - Issue 3
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Reconstruction of Antarctica and Australia at breakup (95 ± 5 Ma) and before rifting (160 Ma)

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Pages 355-362 | Received 25 Nov 1987, Published online: 01 Aug 2007

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