Gondwana Landscapes in southern South America Argentina, Uruguay and
This book presents extensive and new information on the geomorphology of cratonic areas of southern South America. It includes valuable data relating to recurrent controversies in general geomorphology beyond the boundaries of South America and reveals th
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Jorge Rabassa Cliff Ollier Editors
Gondwana Landscapes in southern South America Argentina, Uruguay and southern Brazil
Gondwana Landscapes in southern South America
Springer Earth System Sciences
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Jorge Rabassa • Cliff Ollier Editors
Gondwana Landscapes in southern South America Argentina, Uruguay and southern Brazil
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Editors Jorge Rabassa Laboratorio de Geomorfología y Cuaternario CADIC-CONICET Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Argentina
Cliff Ollier School of Earth and Environment University of Western Australia Perth, Australia
Universidad Nacional de Tierra del Fuego Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Argentina
ISBN 978-94-007-7701-9 ISBN 978-94-007-7702-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-7702-6 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014935868 © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jorge Rabassa and Cliff Ollier Some Concepts on Gondwana Landscapes: Long-Term Landscape Evolution, Genesis, Distribution and Age . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
