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01 Oct 2007
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Foraminiferal stratigraphy and palaeoecological implications in turbidite-like deposits from the Early Tortonian (Late Miocene) of Greece
H. Drinia
Department of Historical Geology and Palaeontology, Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, 157 84, Athens, Greece (e-mail: )
A. Antonarakou
Department of Historical Geology and Palaeontology, Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, 157 84, Athens, Greece (e-mail: )
N. Tsaparas
Department of Historical Geology and Palaeontology, Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, 157 84, Athens, Greece (e-mail: )
M. D. Dermitzakis
Department of Historical Geology and Palaeontology, Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, 157 84, Athens, Greece (e-mail: )
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