Taphofacies and biofacies of the Vaca Muerta Formation in the southern mendoza sector of the neuquén basin: paleoecological, sedimentological and stratigraphic implications;Tafofacies y biofacies de la Formación Vaca Muerta en el sector surmendocino de la Cuenca Neuquina: implicancias paleoecológicas, sedimentológicas y estratigráficas

Ameghiniana

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 321-343

  Kietzmann, Diego Alejandro ^a,b   Palma, Ricardo Manuel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas ^*

Author keywords

Jurassic cretaceous; Outer ramp; Taphofacies. Biofacies; Vaca muerta formation

Indexed keywords

AMMONITE; BIOFACIES; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; BIOTURBATION; BIVALVE; BRACHIOPOD; CRETACEOUS; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; GASTROPOD; HIGHSTAND; JURASSIC; OXYGENATION; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PAVEMENT; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUBSTRATE; TAPHONOMY;

ARGENTINA; MENDOZA; SOUTH AMERICA;

AMMONOIDEA; BIVALVIA; BRACHIOPODA; DISCINISCA; EPISTOMINIDAE; FORAMINIFERA; GASTROPODA; INOCERAMIDAE; MOLLUSCA; OSTREIDAE; PECTINIDAE; SERPULIDAE;

EID: 70349789932     PISSN: 00027014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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