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The Quaternary plant fossil record from the volcanic Azores Archipelago (Portugal, North Atlantic Ocean): a review

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Pages 1267-1283 | Received 23 Dec 2017, Accepted 20 Feb 2018, Published online: 28 Feb 2018

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