Darriwilian (Middle Ordovician) delta C-13(carb) chemostratigraphy in the Precordillera of Argentina: Documentation of the middle Darriwilian Isotope Carbon Excursion (MDICE) and its use for intercontinental correlation

• Published in: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
• Main Authors: Albanesi, Guillermo L., Bergstroem, Stig M., Schmitz, Birger, Serra, Fernanda, Feltes, Nicolas A., Voldman, Gustavo G., Ortega, Gladys
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2013
• Subjects: Geology; Carbon isotope stratigraphy; Ordovician; Argentina; Global correlation; Precordillera; Table Head; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/4272090; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.02.028

Although documented from Estonia, Latvia, Sweden, eastern North America, and China, the Middle Ordovician (Darriwilian) positive delta C-13 excursion known as the MDICE has previously not been recognized with certainty in South America. The most promising region in South America for detailed Middle...