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Gondwanaland, Formation

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Meert, J.G. (2011). Gondwanaland, Formation. In: Reitner, J., Thiel, V. (eds) Encyclopedia of Geobiology. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9212-1_92

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