Amazonian magnetostratigraphy: Dating the first pulse of the Great American Faunal Interchange

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 619-626

  Campbell, Kenneth E ^a   Prothero, Donald R ^b   Romero Pittman, Lidia ^c   Hertel, Fritz ^d   Rivera, Nadia ^b  

^a NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY   (United States)

^b OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO MINERO Y METALÚRGICO   (Peru)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amahuacatherium; Amazon; Cerro Colorado; GAFI; Madre de Dios Formation; Magnetostratigraphy; Peru

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY; ELEPHANT; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; MIOCENE; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; UNCONFORMITY;

AMAZON BASIN; CHILE; MADRE DE DIOS RIVER; PERU;

MAMMALIA; TAPIRIDAE; TAYASSUIDAE;

EID: 77951766382     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2009.11.007     Document Type: Article

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