Sedimentology and paleontology of upper Karoo aeolian strata (Early Jurassic) in the Tuli Basin, South Africa

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 301-314

  Bordy, Emese M ^a   Catuneanu, Octavian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climatic changes; Dry sand sea; Early Jurassic termitarium; Facies analysis; South Africa; Wet erg

Indexed keywords

EOLIAN DEPOSIT; FACIES ANALYSIS; JURASSIC; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEONTOLOGY; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0036703635     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(02)00103-3     Document Type: Article

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