First occurrence of charophyte algae from a Triassic Paleolake in Argentina and their paleoenvironmental context

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 363-364, Issue , 2012, Pages 172-183

  Benavente, C A ^a   Mancuso, A C ^a   Cabaleri, N G ^b  

^a INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE NIVOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^b Instituto de Geocronologia y Geologia Isotopica   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Carbonate lake; Freshwater algae; Gondwana; Gyrogonites; Rift basin; South America

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; CHAROPHYTE; GONDWANA; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; LIMESTONE; NEW RECORD; ONCOLITE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOLATITUDE; PANGAEA; RIFT ZONE; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; STROMATOLITE; TRIASSIC;

ARGENTINA;

ALGAE; ANISIA; CHARACEAE; CHARALES; CUYANA; POROCHARACEAE;

EID: 84867649079     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2012.09.016     Document Type: Article

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