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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Language: | English |
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Asociación Argentina de Sedimentología
2021-03-01
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Series: | Latin American Journal of Sedimentology and Basin Analysis |
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Online Access: | https://www.lajsba.sedimentologia.org.ar/index.php/lajsba/article/view/168 |