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A new lithostratigraphic scheme of the Ordovician Jeongseon Formation of the Yongtan Group in the Taebaeksan Basin and sequence stratigraphic analysis with discussion on basin geometry
Lithostratigraphy of the Yongtan Group is newly established based on detailed sedimentologic and stratigraphic studies on recently exposed, less...
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New insights on the Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian–Barremian) Urgonian lithostratigraphic units in the Jura Mountains (France and Switzerland): the Gorges de l’Orbe and the Rocher des Hirondelles formations
The Hauterivian–Barremian series of the Jura Mountains were measured over more than 60 sections along a 200 km long transect between Aix-les-Bains...
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The Fossil Record of Anthracotheres (Mammalia: Artiodactyla: Hippopotamoidea) in Greece
Though widely distributed in Europe since the late Eocene and quite abundant since Oligocene to early Miocene, anthracotheres have a very restricted...
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The early fossil record of Caturoidea (Halecomorphi: Amiiformes): biogeographic implications
Caturoidea is a clade of Mesozoic predatory ray-finned fishes which lived mainly in the Jurassic. The clade has a few records in the earliest...
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Record of a dense succession of drowning phases in the Alpstein mountains, north-eastern Switzerland: part I—the Lower Cretaceous Tierwis Formation (latest Hauterivian to latest Barremian)
In the Alpstein massif of north-eastern Switzerland, a complete succession of uppermost Hauterivian to uppermost Barremian condensed hemipelagic...
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Record of a dense succession of drowning phases in the Alpstein mountains, northeastern Switzerland: Part II—the Lower Cretaceous Schrattenkalk Formation (late Barremian)
The Schrattenkalk Formation represents a complete succession of Lower Cretaceous shallow-water carbonate platform series crop** out in the Alpstein...
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Permian-Triassic Palynological and Paleobotanical Record from the Karoo-Equivalent Strata in the Tanga Basin, Coastal Tanzania
AbstractThe palynological composition of the Karoo-equivalent strata in the Tanga Basin, coastal Tanzania, is presented. Two boreholes (Kakindu-1 and...
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Basin Analysis: The Sedimentary Record of Orogenic Growth and Decay
The denudation history of mountain belts is recorded in the clastic sedimentary components of their adjacent basins, with marine incursions...
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The Miocene record of the Betic Cordillera uplift in Los Guájares valley (Granada province, S Spain)
The Los Guájares valley is located about 35 km south of Granada in the Internal Zones of the Betic Cordillera. The Miocene deposits in this area...
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First Record of Cyclocarya from the Early Oligocene Qaidam Basin, North Tibet: Implications for the Paleogeography and Paleoecology
As the largest intermontane basin in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau (TP), the Qaidam Basin provides unique insight into paleoclimatic change and...
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Ebro Valley Gypsum Escarpment Near Zaragoza (NE Spain)—Combination of Highly Valuable Rock Record, Dynamic Geomorphosites and Associated Cultural Heritage
The 40-km-long escarpment of the Ebro River valley to the north-west of Zaragoza (NE Spain) is a remarkable geomorphological feature and an important...
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The exposed Mule Creek vent deposits record the structure of a volcanic conduit during a hybrid explosive–effusive eruption
Silicic volcanic eruptions commonly begin with the explosive ejection of pyroclastic material, before transitioning to gentler effusion-dominated...
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The metamorphic and magmatic record of collisional orogens
The Cenozoic Himalaya-Tibet orogen is generally regarded as the archetypal continental collision zone and is often used as an analogue for...
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Quaternary integrative stratigraphy, biotas, and paleogeographical evolution of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and its surrounding areas
The Quaternary strata on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau contain rich information about the paleoclimate and environmental evolution, record the evolution...
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The First Fossil Record of Coryphoid Palm from Siwalik Strata (Middle Miocene) of Darjeeling Foothills of Eastern Himalaya
AbstractAlthough coryphoid fossil palms are well-known from the Upper Cretaceous sediments of India, there is no fossil evidence of coryphoid palms...
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Sedimentological and geochemical characterization of a varved sediment record from the northern Neotropics
Annually resolved sedimentological records (including annual varves) can be used to develop precise chronologies for key climatic and tectonic...
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Dinosaur Faunas of Egypt—The Terrestrial Late Cretaceous Vertebrate Record
Egypt has yielded some of the richest and most spectacular records of Mesozoic terrestrial vertebrates from Africa. Certainly, the best-known and...
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Study of the Oligocene Sediments in the SW Boundary of Les Avellanes Diapir (NE Spain)
The interpretation of the detritic Eocene–Oligocene sediments located at the SW margin of Les Avellanes Diapir (South-Central Pyrenees) allows for...
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First record of late Valanginian ammonites from the Mecsek Mountains (Hungary), and their importance for regional stratigraphy
A fairly preserved ammonite of Early Cretaceous age from the Mecsek Mountains, southern Hungary is described. Tescheniceras subpachydicranum is the...
