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Original Articles

Tectonic evolution of the northern Bonaparte Basin: impact on continental shelf architecture and sediment distribution during the Pleistocene

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Pages 877-897 | Received 07 Dec 2011, Accepted 27 Feb 2012, Published online: 30 Jul 2012

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