Étude stratigraphique de la région de Madingou (Congo fançais)

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LAGOTALA, Henri

LAGOTALA, Henri. Étude stratigraphique de la région de Madingou (Congo fançais). Compte rendu des séances de la Société de physique et d'histoire naturelle de Genève, 1932, vol. 49, no. 3, p. 158-161

DOI : 10.5169/SEALS-740838

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