Reappraisal of the timing of the breakup of Gondwana based on sedimentological and seismic evidence from the Morondava Basin, Madagascar

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 363-381

  Geiger, Markus ^a   Clark, David Norman ^b   Mette, Wolfgang ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b Clark Research Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Breakup; Gondwana; Jurassic; Karoo; Madagascar; Rift

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GONDWANA; JURASSIC; RIFTING;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR; MORONDAVA BASIN;

EID: 2442546465     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2004.02.003     Document Type: Article

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