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Ammonite Biostratigraphy, Continental Drift and Oscillatory Transgressions

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An appraisal of continental drift in the South Atlantic area from the palaeontological viewpoint.

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REYMENT, R. Ammonite Biostratigraphy, Continental Drift and Oscillatory Transgressions. Nature 224, 137–140 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/224137a0

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