Storms and tsunamis: Evidence of event sedimentation in the Late Jurassic Tendaguru Beds of southeastern Tanzania

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 3-5, 2004, Pages 549-555

  Bussert, Robert ^a   Aberhan, Martin ^b  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Events; Jurassic; Mesozoic; Storms; Tanzania; Tsunamis

Indexed keywords

CONGLOMERATE; JURASSIC; SEDIMENTATION; STORM DEPOSIT; TSUNAMI;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; WORLD;

EID: 8644262332     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2004.07.008     Document Type: Article

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