The Karoo Supergroup revisited and Madagascar-Africa fits

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 135-151

  Rakotosolofo, N A ^a   Torsvik, T H ^b,c   Ashwal, L D ^a   Eide, E A ^b   De Wit, M J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONDWANA; JURASSIC; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PERMIAN; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION; TRIASSIC;

AFRICA; MADAGASCAR;

EID: 6744227974     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(99)00085-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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