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Stratigraphic framework of the late Miocene to Pliocene Pisco Formation at Cerro Colorado (Ica Desert, Peru)

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Pages 515-529 | Received 21 Jan 2015, Accepted 30 Apr 2015, Published online: 26 May 2015

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