Eolian dunes of the Botucatu Formation (Cretaceous) in southernmost Brazil: Morphology and origin

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 137, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 63-84

  Scherer, C M S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; Eolian dunes; Parana Basin; Wind patterns

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DUNE FORMATION; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; EOLIAN PROCESS; LAVA FLOW;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0033732330     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(00)00135-4     Document Type: Article

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