Possible evidence for episodic epeiric marine and fluvial sedimentation (and implications for palaeoclimatic conditions), c. 2.3-1.8 Ga, Kaapvaal craton, South Africa

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 273, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 153-173

  Eriksson, P G ^a   Rautenbach, C J deW ^a   Wright, D T ^b   Bumby, A J ^a   Catuneanu, O ^c   Mostert, P ^a   vanderNeut, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epeiric sea; Fluvial sedimentation; Kaapvaal craton; Microbial mat structures; Palaeoproterozoic atmosphere and palaeoclimate; Palaeoslopes; Pretoria and Waterberg Groups

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CRATON; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; MICROBIAL MAT; OXIDATION; PALEOCLIMATE; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTATION; SLOPE;

AFRICA; KAAPVAAL CRATON; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 60349091280     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2008.12.013     Document Type: Article

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