Tsunami vs storm origin for shell bed deposits in a lagoon enviroment: an example from the Upper Cretaceous of Southern Patagonia, Argentina

The criteria by which the deposits of tsunamis are distiguished from other deposits, including storm surges, have been controversial for more than 10 years. The Mata Amarilla Formation of the lower Upper Cretaceous of Southern Patagonia has excellent outcrops that in its lower section, sedimentary...

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Main Authors: Augusto N. Varela, Sebastian Richiano, Daniel G. Poiré
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asociación Argentina de Sedimentología 2021-03-01
Series:Latin American Journal of Sedimentology and Basin Analysis
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Online Access:https://lajsba.sedimentologia.org.ar/index.php/lajsba/article/view/168