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Tectonics and sedimentary basins of the South China Sea: Challenges and progresses

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Zhou, D., Yao, B. Tectonics and sedimentary basins of the South China Sea: Challenges and progresses. J. Earth Sci. 20, 1–12 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12583-009-0001-8

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