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Corsetti, F.A., Lorentz, N.J. (2006). On Neoproterozoic Cap Carbonates as Chronostratigraphic Markers. In: Xiao, S., Kaufman, A.J. (eds) Neoproterozoic Geobiology and Paleobiology. Topics in Geobiology, vol 27. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5202-2_9
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