Paleogeography of Miocene Western Amazona: Isotopic composition of molluscan shells constrains the influence of marine incursions

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 115, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 983-993

  Vonhof, H B ^a   Wesselingh, F P ^b,c   Kaandorp, R J G ^a   Davies, G R ^a   van Hinte, J E ^a   Guerrero, J ^d   Rasanen M ^c   Romero Pittman, L ^e   Ranzi, A ^f  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^e Laboratorio de Paleontologa   (Peru)

^f UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ACRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonas; Isotope geochemistry; Miocene; Paleohydrology; Paleosalinity

Indexed keywords

PALEOGEOGRAPHY;

CATCHMENTS; SALINE WATER; STRATIGRAPHY; WATER RESOURCES; WETLANDS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MIOCENE; MOLLUSC; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOHYDROLOGY; PALEOSALINITY; STRATIGRAPHY;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0043286733     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B25058.1     Document Type: Article

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