Deciphering the sedimentological imprint of paleoseismic events: An example from the Aptian Codo Formation, northern Brazil

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 135, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 137-156

  Rossetti, D F ^a   Goes A M ^b  

^a Museu Goeldi   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aptian; Northern Brazil; Paleoseismicity; Sedimentary structures

Indexed keywords

APTIAN; CRETACEOUS; DEFORMATION; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SEISMICITY;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0033777137     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(00)00068-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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