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Original Articles

Paleo-environmental reconstruction of Lopingian (upper Permian) sediments in the Galilee Basin, Queensland, Australia

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Pages 587-609 | Received 10 Apr 2017, Accepted 20 May 2017, Published online: 25 Jun 2017

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