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Evolution of the Rio Grande Rift - A Summary

2011; American Geophysical Union; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1029/sp014p0001

2771-6929

Charles E. Chapin,

Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Evolution of the Rio Grande Rift – A Summary Charles E. Chapin, Charles E. Chapin New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Socorro, New Mexico 87801Search for more papers by this author Charles E. Chapin, Charles E. Chapin New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Socorro, New Mexico 87801Search for more papers by this author Book Editor(s):Robert E. Riecker, Robert E. RieckerSearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 January 1979 https://doi.org/10.1029/SP014p0001Citations: 51Book Series:Special Publications AboutPDFPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShareShare a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat References D. I. Axelrod, H. P. Bailey, Tertiary vegetation, climate, and altitude of the Rio Grande depression, New Mexico-Colorado, Paleobiology, 2, 235–254, 1976. 10.1017/S0094837300004814 Google Scholar W. S. 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