High-precision U-Pb calibration of Carboniferous glaciation and climate history, Paganzo Group, NW Argentina

• Published in: Geological Society of America Bulletin
• Main Authors: Gulbranson, Erik L., Montañez, Isabel P., Schmitz, M. D., Limarino, Carlos Oscar, Isbell, J. L., Marenssi, Sergio Alfredo, Crowley, J. L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Geological Society of America
• Subjects: Geochronology; Late Paleozoic; Western Gondwana; Argentina; Meteorología y Ciencias Atmosféricas; Ciencias de la Tierra y relacionadas con el Medio Ambiente; CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS; Argentino; Blanco; Isbell; Dirección Nacional del Antártico; Instituto Antártico Argentino
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/68789

The duration and geographic extent of Carboniferous glacial events in southern Gondwana remain poorly constrained despite recent evidence for a more dynamic glacial history than previously considered. We report 10 high-precision (2σ ± <0.1%) U-Pb ages for the Permian-Carboniferous Paganzo Group,...