Timing of India-Asia collision: Geological, biostratigraphic, and palaeomagnetic constraints

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Najman, Yani ^a   Appel, Erwin ^b   Boudagher Fadel, Marcelle ^c   Bown, Paul ^c   Carter, Andy ^c   Garzanti, Eduardo ^d   Godin, Laurent ^e   Han, Jingtai ^f   Liebke, Ursina ^b   Oliver, Grahame ^g   Parrish, Randy ^h   Vezzoli, Giovanni ^d  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^e QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^h NIGL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; DETRITUS; INDIAN PLATE; MARINE SEDIMENT; PALEOMAGNETISM; SUTURE ZONE;

ASIA; INDIA;

EID: 78650448478     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JB007673     Document Type: Article

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