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Joggins Cliff on Nova Scotia: the most spectacular view into Upper Carboniferous time

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Dullo, WC., Devey, C. Joggins Cliff on Nova Scotia: the most spectacular view into Upper Carboniferous time. Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) 105, 581–582 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00531-015-1256-1

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