Essays about: "Karoo basin"

Found 2 essays containing the words Karoo basin.

  1. 1. Mercury in Fossil Leaves as a Proxy for Tracking Large Igneous Province Volcanism

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Johan Näslund; [2021]
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    Abstract : During some mass extinctions, usually minor, world oceans also underwent anoxic to euxinic conditions, events called Oceanic anoxic events (OAEs). Such an event unfolded during the Toarcian (∼183 Ma), called the T-OAE which is suggested to have been caused by Karoo-Ferrar Large Igneous Province (LIP) volcanism. READ MORE

  3. 2. Palaeogeography and sedimentation models for the Whitehill-Irati sea during the Permian of South America and southern Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Mika Remelin; [1994]
    Keywords : mesosaurid reptiles; mesosaurus tenuidens; stereosternum tumidum; brazilosaurus sanpauloensis; endemic; aquatic; continental drift; Whitehill Shale Formation; Irati Shale Formation; Parana basin; Karoo basin; Namibia; anoxic; stratification; Ecca Group; Karoo sequence; palaeogeography; sedimentation models; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The endemic mesosaurid reptiles of the Whitehill-Irati sea in southern Africa and South America during the Permian were studied with preference for the Namibian material. To date three valid mesosaurid species have been described of which two occur on both continents. READ MORE