Research ArticleArticle

Paleoaltimetry of the Western Andes in Northern Chile (∼18.5–19.5°S)

Sebastian Jimenez-Rodriguez, Matthew Dettinger, Jay Quade and Kendra E. Murray
American Journal of Science May 2021, 321 (5) 491-533; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2475/05.2021.01

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