Article: Acid treatment effects on the stable isotopic signatures of fossils
Publication: Palaeontology
Volume:
55
Part:
1
Publication Date:
January
2012
Page(s):
1
–
10
Author(s):
Jo Hellawell and Chris J. Nicholas
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