Megaspores and associated palynofloras of Middle Jurassic fluvio-deltaic sequences in North Yorkshire and the northern North Sea: a biofacies-based approach to palaeoenvironmental analysis and modelling

Morris, Peter H.; Batten, David J.

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Megaspores and associated palynofloras of Middle Jurassic fluvio-deltaic sequences in North Yorkshire and the northern North Sea: a biofacies-based approach to palaeoenvironmental analysis and modelling

Peter H. Morris and David J. Batten

Peter H. Morris

Microstrat Services, Southcott, Buckland Brewer, Bideford, Devon EX39 5LU, UK

David J. Batten

Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Penglais, Aberystwyth SY23 3DB, Wales, UK

School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK

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