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The Cenozoic climatic and topographic evolution of the western North American Cordillera

C. Page Chamberlain, Hari T. Mix, Andreas Mulch, Michael T. Hren, Malinda L. Kent-Corson, Steven J. Davis, Travis W. Horton and Stephan A. Graham
American Journal of Science February 2012, 312 (2) 213-262; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2475/02.2012.05
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vol. 312 no. 2 213-262
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https://doi.org/10.2475/02.2012.05

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0002-9599
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1945-452X
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  • Published online May 17, 2012.

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  1. C. Page Chamberlain*,
  2. Hari T. Mix*,
  3. Andreas Mulch**,
  4. Michael T. Hren***,
  5. Malinda L. Kent-Corson§,
  6. Steven J. Davis*,
  7. Travis W. Horton§§ and
  8. Stephan A. Graham§§§
  1. *Department of Environmental Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305; chamb{at}stanford.edu
  2. **Institut für Geowissenschaften, Goethe Universität Frankfurt, 60348 Frankfurt/Main, Germany and Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F) 60325 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
  3. ***Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-1410
  4. §Earth Observatory of Singapore, Institute of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
  5. §§Department of Geological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
  6. §§§Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305
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C. Page Chamberlain, Hari T. Mix, Andreas Mulch, Michael T. Hren, Malinda L. Kent-Corson, Steven J. Davis, Travis W. Horton, Stephan A. Graham
American Journal of Science Feb 2012, 312 (2) 213-262; DOI: 10.2475/02.2012.05

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C. Page Chamberlain, Hari T. Mix, Andreas Mulch, Michael T. Hren, Malinda L. Kent-Corson, Steven J. Davis, Travis W. Horton, Stephan A. Graham
American Journal of Science Feb 2012, 312 (2) 213-262; DOI: 10.2475/02.2012.05
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