Early Cretaceous life and the environment were strongly influenced by the accelerated
break up of Pangaea, which was associated with the formation of a multitude of rift basins …

The Mexican orogen is the expression in Mexico of the Cordilleran orogenic system. The
orogen extends the length of Mexico, a distance of 2000 km from the state of Sonora in the …

Water plays a critical role in erosion and sediment transport and this relationship is most
evident in the hyperarid Atacama Desert of Northern Chile, a region characterized by …

The Gulf of Mexico Basin is one of the most prolific hydrocarbon-producing basins in the
world, with an estimated endowment of 200 billion barrels of oil equivalent. This book …

Mineral types (detrital and authigenic) and organic-matter components of the Ordovician-
Silurian Wufeng and Longmaxi Shale (siliceous, silty, argillaceous, and calcareous/dolomitic …

Abstract The Lower Jurassic–Cenomanian successions of Mexico can be grouped into two
different tectono-stratigraphic systems that were developed under the influence of two …

Carbonate platforms changed substantially in spatial extent, geometry, composition and
palaeogeographical distribution through the Phanerozoic. Although reef construction and …

Glyphosate is among the most used herbicides worldwide. However, both the active
ingredient and additives of the commercial formulations may adversely affect chemical and …

The early Aptian Oceanic Anoxic Event (OAE1a, 120 Ma) represents a geologically brief
time interval in the mid-Cretaceous greenhouse world that is characterized by increased …

Two regionally significant microbial‐foraminiferal episodes (∼ 150 kyr each) occur within
the Early Aptian shallow marine platform in Oman and throughout eastern Arabia. The …