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Pattern of sedimentation during the Late Paleozoic, Gondwanaland glaciation: An example from the Talchir Formation, Satpura Gondwana basin, central India

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    Chandan Chakraborty

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    Sanjoy Kumar Ghosh

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Chakraborty, C., Ghosh, S.K. Pattern of sedimentation during the Late Paleozoic, Gondwanaland glaciation: An example from the Talchir Formation, Satpura Gondwana basin, central India. J Earth Syst Sci 117, 499–519 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-008-0049-3

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