Abstract The Miocene epoch (23.03–5.33 Ma) was a time interval of global warmth, relative
to today. Continental configurations and mountain topography transitioned toward modern …

Mountain building in the Andes, the longest continental mountain range on Earth, started in
the Late Cretaceous but was highly diachronous. Reconstructing the timing of surface uplift …

Abstract The Central Andes between 18° S and 36° S latitude strike north-south for 2000 km
along the Chilean subduction margin, cross several climate zones from hyperarid to humid …

New age estimates obtained via Strontium Isotope (87 Sr/86 Sr) Stratigraphy and new
paleoclimatic data are here presented for the Miocene Chilcatay and Pisco formations …

The Northern Patagonian Andes have been constructed through multiple mechanisms that
range from tectonic inversion of extensional structures of Early to Middle Jurassic age in the …

The Mejillones Peninsula in northern Chile has been recognized as the surface expression
of a segment boundary for large subduction zone earthquakes. The sharp contact between …

Orogenic belts like the Andes experience several changes during long-term evolution of the
subduction margin; however, the degree to which their different components (the fore-to …

The most important Cenozoic marine transgression in Patagonia occurred during the late
Oligocene–early Miocene when marine waters of Pacific and Atlantic origin flooded most of …

Modern and Cenozoic deep-sea hydrothermal-vent and methane-seep communities are
dominated by large tubeworms, bivalves and gastropods. In contrast, many Early …

The forearc of south-central Chile (36° 30′-42° S) is characterized by the presence of a
Coastal Cordillera and a low lying area known as the Central Depression. The origin of …