To address the question of the initiation and mechanisms involved in the process of
subduction zone formation, we explored most of the available evidence for the subduction …

Mercury (Hg) is increasingly being used as a sedimentary tracer of Large Igneous Province
(LIP) volcanism, and supports hypotheses of a coincidence between the formation of several …

Based on a synthesis of new molecular phylogenetic data, a detailed review is presented for
the origins of the Galápagos' native land-locked vertebrates [42 species; 11 clades: geckos …

Plutonic and hypabyssal porphyritic granitoids (and their volcanic equivalents) are important
constituents of the composite geological record of the Colombian Andes, not only from a …

Abstract The Cretaceous Period was marked by the formation of numerous large igneous
provinces (LIPs), several of which were associated with geologically rapid climate …

This paper presents 13 stratigraphic cross sections and 12 paleo-facies maps, spanning the
Cretaceous, and summarizes the Cretaceous geological history surrounding northwestern …

Phanerozoic Orogens of Northwestern South America: Cordilleran-Type Orogens. Taphrogenic
Tectonics. The Maracaibo Orogenic Float. The Chocó-Panamá Indenter | SpringerLink Skip to …

The recycling of water into the Earth's mantle via hydrated oceanic lithosphere is believed to
have an important role in subduction zone seismicity at intermediate depths. Hydration of …

Abstract The Colombian Andes are a highly fertile although little documented metallogenic
province. Time-space analysis has identified numerous metallotects containing a wide …

Our compilation of marine magnetics of the Caribbean Plate allows us to identify magnetic
anomalies from the Cretaceous Normal Superchron (CNS) in the Colombia and Venezuela …