Floral carbon isotopic record, ischigualasto formation (upper triassic), northwest of Argentina: Paleoatmospheric implications;Registro de la relación isotópica de carbono en la paleoflora de la formación ischigualasto (triásico superior), noroeste Argentino: Implicaciones paleoatmosféricas

Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-50

  Colombi, Carina E ^a   Montañez, Isabel P ^b   Parrish, Judith T ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN JUAN   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Ischigualasto formation; Isotopes; Paleoatmosphere; Paleoflora; Triassic

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958144893     PISSN: 15197530     EISSN: 22361715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4072/rbp.2011.1.04     Document Type: Article

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