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First use of coal

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  1. Laboratoire de Paléobotanique, Environnement et Archéologie, URA CNRS1477,

    I. Théry & J. L. Vernet

  2. Laboratoire de Mécanique et Génie Civil, URA CNRS 1214, Université de Montpellier II, 34095, Montpellier, Cedex 05

    J. Gril

  3. ERA 28, Prehistoire et Technologie, CRA-CNRS, Sophia-Antipolis, 06560

    L. Meignen

  4. 13 Cité Beausoleil, 12740, Sébazac, France

    J. Maury

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Théry, I., Gril, J., Vernet, J. et al. First use of coal. Nature 373, 480–481 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/373480a0

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