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Carbon isotopes in clastic rocks and the Neoproterozoic carbon cycle

Donald E. Canfield, Andrew H. Knoll, Simon W. Poulton, Guy M. Narbonne and Gregory R. Dunning
American Journal of Science February 2020, 320 (2) 97-124; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2475/02.2020.01

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Carbon isotopes in clastic rocks and the Neoproterozoic carbon cycle
Donald E. Canfield, Andrew H. Knoll, Simon W. Poulton, Guy M. Narbonne, Gregory R. Dunning
American Journal of Science Feb 2020, 320 (2) 97-124; DOI: 10.2475/02.2020.01
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