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Pennsylvanian paleodepositional evolution of the greater Permian Basin, Texas
and New Mexico: Depositional systems and hydrocarbon reservoir analysis
Wayne R. Wright
AAPG Bulletin, v. 95, no. 9 (September 2011), pp. 1525–1555
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