Continental rift evolution: from rift initiation to incipient break-up in the Main Ethiopian Rift, East Africa
G Corti - Earth-science reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
The Main Ethiopian Rift is a key sector of the East African Rift System that connects the Afar
depression, at Red Sea–Gulf of Aden junction, with the Turkana depression and Kenya Rift …
depression, at Red Sea–Gulf of Aden junction, with the Turkana depression and Kenya Rift …
History of the development of the East African Rift System: A series of interpreted maps through time
D Macgregor - Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2015 - Elsevier
This review paper presents a series of time reconstruction maps of the 'East African Rift
System'('EARS'), illustrating the progressive development of fault trends, subsidence …
System'('EARS'), illustrating the progressive development of fault trends, subsidence …
Initiation of the western branch of the East African Rift coeval with the eastern branch
Abstract The East African Rift System transects the anomalously high-elevation Ethiopian
and East African plateaux that together form part of the 6,000-km-long African superswell …
and East African plateaux that together form part of the 6,000-km-long African superswell …
Geology of Ethiopia: a review and geomorphological perspectives
E Abbate, P Bruni, M Sagri - Landscapes and landforms of Ethiopia, 2015 - Springer
The Ethiopian region records about one billion years of geological history. The first event
was the closure of the Mozambique ocean between West and East Gondwana with the …
was the closure of the Mozambique ocean between West and East Gondwana with the …
Environment and climate of early human evolution
NE Levin - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Evaluating the relationships between climate, the environment, and human traits is a key
part of human origins research because changes in Earth's atmosphere, oceans …
part of human origins research because changes in Earth's atmosphere, oceans …
A signature of transience in bedrock river incision rates over timescales of 104–107 years
Measured rates of river incision into bedrock are commonly interpreted as proxies for rates
of rock uplift (see refs and, for example) and indices of the strength of climatic forcing of …
of rock uplift (see refs and, for example) and indices of the strength of climatic forcing of …
Upper mantle seismic structure beneath the Ethiopian hot spot: Rifting at the edge of the African low‐velocity anomaly
ID Bastow, AA Nyblade, GW Stuart… - Geochemistry …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The Miocene‐Recent East African Rift in Ethiopia subaerially exposes the transitional stage
of rifting within a young continental flood basalt province. As such, it is an ideal study locale …
of rifting within a young continental flood basalt province. As such, it is an ideal study locale …
Paleosol carbonates from the Omo Group: Isotopic records of local and regional environmental change in East Africa
Pliocene and Pleistocene sedimentary rocks from the Omo–Turkana Basin in East Africa are
well known for fossil and archeological evidence of human evolution and provide a unique …
well known for fossil and archeological evidence of human evolution and provide a unique …
Continental flood basalts and mantle plumes: a case study of the Northern Ethiopian Plateau
New geochemical data integrated in a petrogenetic model indicate that the∼ 30 Ma
Northern Ethiopian continental flood basalts (CFBs) preserve a record of magmas generated …
Northern Ethiopian continental flood basalts (CFBs) preserve a record of magmas generated …
[HTML][HTML] Diagenetic control on mineralogical suites in sand, silt, and mud (Cenozoic Nile Delta): Implications for provenance reconstructions
Abstract This Nile Delta case study provides quantitative information on a process that we
must understand and consider in full before attempting provenance interpretation of ancient …
must understand and consider in full before attempting provenance interpretation of ancient …