Late Miocene to Early Pliocene paleohydrology and landscape evolution of Northern Chile, 19° to 20° S

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 387, Issue , 2013, Pages 76-90

  Kirk Lawlor, Naomi E ^a   Jordan, Teresa E ^a   Rech, Jason A ^b   Lehmann, Sophie B ^b  

^a Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diatomite; Forearc basin; Lacustrine deposits; Late Cenozoic; Paleoclimate; Paleohydrology

Indexed keywords

CANYON; CATCHMENT; DRAINAGE BASIN; FOREARC BASIN; GEOMORPHOLOGY; INCLUSION; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; MIOCENE; PALEOHYDROLOGY; PLIOCENE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; UPLIFT; WATER TABLE;

CHILE;

EID: 84882758972     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.07.011     Document Type: Article

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