GEOLOGY AND PALEONTOLOGY • OF THE • WEST

Edited by G. F. Webers, C. Craddock, and J. F. Splettstoesser

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Geology and Paleontology of the Ellsworth Mountains, West Antarctica

Edited by

Gerald F. Webers Department of Geology Macalester College St. Paul, Minnesota 55105

Campbell Craddock Department of Geology and Geophysics University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin 53706

and

John F. Splettstoesser One Jameson Point Road Rockland, Maine 04841

1992

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Geology and paleontology of the Ellsworth Mountains, West Antarctica / edited by Gerald F. Webers, Campbell Craddock, and John F. Splettstoesser. p. cm. — (Memoir / Geological Society of America ; 170) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8137-1170-3 1. Geology, Stratigraphie—Paleozoic. 2. Geology—Ellsworth Mountains (Antarctic regions) 3. Paleontology—Paleozoic. 4. Paleontology—Ellsworth Mountains (Antarctic regions) I. Webers, Gerald F„ 1932- . II. Craddock, Campbell, 1930- III. Splettstoesser, John F. IV. Series: Memoir (Geological Society of America) ; 170. QE654.G42 1992 559.8'9—dc20 92-16871 CIP

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