Paleohydrology of an Upper Aptian lacustrine system from northeastern Brazil: Integration of facies and isotopic geochemistry

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 241, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 247-266

  Paz, J D S ^a   Rossetti, D F ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aptian; Isotopes; Late Aptian; Northeastern Brazil; Paleohydrology; Paleolake

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CLIMATE EFFECT; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FACIES; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOHYDROLOGY; PETROGRAPHY; SEMIARID REGION;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33751030594     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2006.03.040     Document Type: Article

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