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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
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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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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