Triassic synthems of southern South America (southwestern Gondwana) and the Western Caucasus (the northern Neotethys), and global tracing of their boundaries

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-167

  Ruban, Dmitry A ^a,b   Zerfass, Henrique ^c,d   Pugatchev, Vladimir I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b SOUTHERN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c Geological Survey of Brazil CPRM   (Brazil)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Disconformidade; Disconformity; Gonduana sul ocidental; N vel do mar; Sea level; Sintema; Southern South America; Southwestern Gondwana; Sul da Am rica do Sul; Synthem; Triassic; Tri ssico

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; GONDWANA; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENTATION; SEQUENCE BOUNDARY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; TRIASSIC; UNCONFORMITY;

ARGENTINA; CAUCASUS; CUYO BASIN; EURASIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANISIA; SANGA;

EID: 69049106383     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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