The geological history of northwestern South America: from Pangaea to the early collision of the Caribbean Large Igneous Province (290–75 Ma)
R Spikings, R Cochrane, D Villagomez… - Gondwana …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Northwestern South America preserves a record of the assembly of western
Pangaea, its disassembly and initiation of the far western Tethys Wilson Cycle, subsequent …
Pangaea, its disassembly and initiation of the far western Tethys Wilson Cycle, subsequent …
The origin and early evolution of dinosaurs
MC Langer, MD Ezcurra, JS Bittencourt… - Biological …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The oldest unequivocal records of Dinosauria were unearthed from Late Triassic rocks
(approximately 230 Ma) accumulated over extensional rift basins in southwestern Pangea …
(approximately 230 Ma) accumulated over extensional rift basins in southwestern Pangea …
Triassic faunal successions of the Paraná Basin, southern Brazil
Abstract The Paraná Basin was filled by a sedimentary package deposited in successive
sedimentation episodes related to the tectonic events that hit the SW portion of the …
sedimentation episodes related to the tectonic events that hit the SW portion of the …
U-Pb age constraints on dinosaur rise from south Brazil
MC Langer, J Ramezani, ÁAS Da Rosa - Gondwana Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Triassic dinosaurs from South Brazil are considered as some of the oldest known
worldwide, but their precise correlation to other early dinosaur occurrences have proven …
worldwide, but their precise correlation to other early dinosaur occurrences have proven …
The origin and early radiation of dinosaurs
Dinosaurs were remarkably successful during the Mesozoic and one subgroup, birds,
remain an important component of modern ecosystems. Although the extinction of non-avian …
remain an important component of modern ecosystems. Although the extinction of non-avian …
The precise temporal calibration of dinosaur origins
Dinosaurs have been major components of ecosystems for over 200 million years. Although
different macroevolutionary scenarios exist to explain the Triassic origin and subsequent …
different macroevolutionary scenarios exist to explain the Triassic origin and subsequent …
A new third-order sequence stratigraphic framework applied to the Triassic of the Paraná Basin, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, based on structural, stratigraphic and …
The Santacruzodon assemblage zone was originally defined as a vertebrate fossil
assemblage composed basically of non-mammalian cynodonts found in Santa Cruz do Sul …
assemblage composed basically of non-mammalian cynodonts found in Santa Cruz do Sul …
Permo-Triassic anatexis, continental rifting and the disassembly of western Pangaea
Crustal anatectites are frequently observed along ocean–continent active margins, although
their origins are disputed with interpretations varying between rift-related and collisional. We …
their origins are disputed with interpretations varying between rift-related and collisional. We …
Mesozoic rifting evolution of SW Gondwana: a poly-phased, subduction-related, extensional history responsible for basin formation along the Argentinean Atlantic …
The opening of the South Atlantic in the Early Cretaceous was the final stage of the complex
rifting history of SW Gondwana. In this contribution we reassess the chronology of Mesozoic …
rifting history of SW Gondwana. In this contribution we reassess the chronology of Mesozoic …
Characterisation of Triassic rifting in Peru and implications for the early disassembly of western Pangaea
R Spikings, MJ Reitsma, F Boekhout, A Mišković… - Gondwana …, 2016 - Elsevier
Triassic igneous and sedimentary rocks exposed within the basement of the Andes were
deposited in a series of rifts, and may record the early disassembly of western Pangaea …
deposited in a series of rifts, and may record the early disassembly of western Pangaea …