Late Triassic fluvial and marine shelf succession, Quebrada Doña Inés Chica, Atacama region, northern Chile

C. M. Bell; M. Suarez

doi:10.1016/0895-9811(91)90002-3

Late Triassic fluvial and marine shelf succession, Quebrada Doña Inés Chica, Atacama region, northern Chile

C. M. Bell, M. Suarez

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A 400-meter-thick volcanic and fine-grained clastic sedimentary succession in Quebrada Doña Ines Chica (26°07′S latitude; 69°20'W longitude) provides a record of Late Triassic deposition in the Atacama region of northern Chile. The strata are conformably overlain by fossiliferous marine limestones and sandstones of Late Triassic to Early Jurassic (Sinemurian) age which contain the oldest ichthyosaur remains known from Central and South America. The clastic succession is interpreted as coastal fluvial deposits, with the overlying limestones representing shelf deposits.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	287-293
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of South American Earth Sciences
Volume	4
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0895-9811(91)90002-3
Publication status	Published - 1991

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Late Triassic fluvial and marine shelf succession, Quebrada Doña Inés Chica, Atacama region, northern Chile

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