The Neuquén basin: an overview

JA Howell, E Schwarz, LA Spalletti… - … Society, London, Special …, 2005 - lyellcollection.org
Abstract The Neuquén Basin of Argentina and central Chile contains a near-continuous Late
Triassic-Early Cenozoic succession deposited on the eastern side of the evolving Andean …

Sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of a Tithonian–Valanginian carbonate ramp (Vaca Muerta Formation): a misunderstood exceptional source rock in the …

DA Kietzmann, RM Palma, AC Riccardi… - Sedimentary …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The Vaca Muerta Formation (early Tithonian–early Valanginian) is a rhythmic
succession of marls and limestones, cropping out in the Neuquén Basin, west-central …

Widespread bedding-parallel veins of fibrous calcite ('beef') in a mature source rock (Vaca Muerta Fm, Neuquén Basin, Argentina): evidence for overpressure and …

N Rodrigues, PR Cobbold, H Loseth… - Journal of the …, 2009 - lyellcollection.org
In the Neuquén Basin of Argentina,'beef'(bedding-parallel veins of fibrous calcite) is
widespread within Late Jurassic black mudstones. A typical vein consists of two grey inner …

The role of tidal, wave and river currents in the evolution of mixed‐energy deltas: Example from the Lajas Formation (Argentina)

VM Rossi, RJ Steel - Sedimentology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Many modern deltas show complex morphologies and architectures related to the interplay
of river, wave and tidal currents. However, methods for extracting the signature of the …

Tectonic and paleoenvironmental evolution of Mesozoic sedimentary basins along the Andean foothills of Argentina (32–54 S)

J Franzese, L Spalletti, IG Pérez… - Journal of South American …, 2003 - Elsevier
Chronoenvironmental and tectonic charts are presented for Mesozoic basins located along
the Andean foothills of the South American plate. On the basis of the main tectonic events …

Skull anatomy of Dakosaurus andiniensis (Thalattosuchia: Crocodylomorpha) and the phylogenetic position of Thalattosuchia

D Pol, Z Gasparini - Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
New information on Dakosaurus andiniensis from the Latest Jurassic and Early Cretaceous
is reported here. One of the specimens described herein consists of an almost complete …

Depositional controls on mixed carbonate–siliciclastic cycles and sequences on gently inclined shelf profiles

M Zeller, K Verwer, GP Eberli, JL Massaferro… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The interplay between carbonate production and siliciclastic input produces mixed systems
that typically contain a very high degree of lateral and vertical facies heterogeneity. This …

The Cretaceous of the Neuquén Basin in the central Andes

B Aguirre-Urreta - Geological Society, London, Special …, 2025 - lyellcollection.org
Abstract The Neuquén Basin, located at the foothills of the Central Andes of Argentina, with
superb and extended exposures, is a natural laboratory. It is important not only for its …

The Vaca Muerta–Quintuco system (Tithonian–Valanginian) in the Neuquén Basin, Argentina: A view from the outcrops in the Chos Malal fold and thrust belt

DA Kietzmann, AL Ambrosio, J Suriano… - AAPG …, 2016 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
ABSTRACT The Vaca Muerta–Quintuco system (uppermost lower Tithonian–lower
Valanginian) is a thick shallowing-upward sedimentary cycle consisting of dark bituminous …

Expanding the spectrum of shallow‐marine, mixed carbonate–siliciclastic systems: Processes, facies distribution and depositional controls of a siliciclastic‐dominated …

E Schwarz, GD Veiga, G Álvarez Trentini… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Most of the present knowledge of shallow‐marine, mixed carbonate–siliciclastic systems
relies on examples from the carbonate‐dominated end of the carbonate–siliciclastic …