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Biosedimentology of Microbial Buildups IGCP Project No. 380 Proceedings of 2nd Meeting, Göttingen/Germany 1996

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Neuweiler, F., Reitner, J., Monty, C. et al. Biosedimentology of Microbial Buildups IGCP Project No. 380 Proceedings of 2nd Meeting, Göttingen/Germany 1996. Facies 36, 195–284 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02536885

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