Palaeomagnetic study of the Jurassic from Argentina: Magnetostratigraphy and palaeogeography of South America

Revue de Paleobiologie

Volumn 31, Issue SPEC. ISSUE 11, 2012, Pages 151-168

  Iglesia Llanos, Maria Paula ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Apparent polar wander path; Argentina; Jurassic; Magnetostratigraphy; Palaeogeography

Indexed keywords

AMMONITE; APPARENT POLAR WANDER PATH; FOSSIL RECORD; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; HETTANGIAN; JURASSIC; MAGNETIC REVERSAL; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOMAGNETISM; PLIENSBACHIAN; SINEMURIAN; TIMESCALE; TITANOMAGNETITE; TOARCIAN;

ARGENTINA; ATUEL RIVER; NEUQUEN BASIN;

EID: 84865426720     PISSN: 02536730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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