Sedimentology and ichnology of tide-influenced Late Miocene successions in western Amazonia: The gradational transition between the Pebas and Nauta formations

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 96-119

  Rebata H , Luisa A ^a   Räsänen, Matti E ^a   Gingras, Murray K ^b   Vieira Jr , Vanderlei ^c   Barberi, Maira ^c   Irion, Georg ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^d SENCKENBERG DEUTSCHES ENTOMOLOGISCHES INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Brackish water; Late Miocene; Marginal marine deposits; Marine incursions; Pebas Formation; Peru

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; BRACKISH WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; ICHNOLOGY; MARINE SEDIMENT; MIOCENE; PALYNOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TRACE FOSSIL;

AMAZONIA; LORETO; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE; ARENICOLITES; CYATHEACIDITES; MOLLUSCA; PLANOLITES; SCOLICIA; SKOLITHOS; TAENIDIUM; TEICHICHNUS; THALASSINOIDES;

EID: 33646785398     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2005.07.011     Document Type: Article

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