Isotopic, paleontologic, and ichnologic evidence for late Miocene pulses of marine incursions in the central Andes

Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 827-830

  Uba, Comelius E ^a   Hasler, Claude Alain ^b   Buatois, Luis A ^c   Schmitt, Axel K ^d   Plessen, Birgit ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; CENTRAL ANDES; COLOMBIA; HIGH RESOLUTION; IN-SITU; ISOTOPIC STUDY; LATE MIOCENE; MARINE INCURSION; MIOCENE; PLANT ROOTS;

GYPSUM; LEAD;

ISOTOPES;

CARBON ISOTOPE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; ICHNOFACIES; ICHNOLOGY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MIOCENE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEONTOLOGY; RED BED; TRACE FOSSIL; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

ANDES; SOUTH AMERICA;

SCOYENIA; THORACICA;

EID: 70349140962     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G30014A.1     Document Type: Article

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