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A note on the occurrence of marine animal remains in a Lancashire coal ball (Westphalian A)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

J. Holmes  and
A. C. Scott
J. Holmes
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Paléobotanique, Université des Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc, Montpellier 34060, France
A. C. Scott
Affiliation:
Geology Department, Chelsea College (London University), 271 King Street, London W6 9LZ
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Geological Magazine , Volume 118 , Issue 3 , May 1981 , pp. 307 - 308
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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