The Late Cretaceous Orogenic System: Early Inversion of the Neuquén Basin and Associated Synorogenic Deposits (35º–38º S)

2020 ◽  
pp. 303-322
Author(s):  
Lucas Fennell ◽  
Pablo Borghi ◽  
Federico Martos ◽  
Eduardo Agustín Rosselot ◽  
Maximiliano Naipauer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Late Cretaceous ◽  
Neuquen Basin ◽  
Neuquén Basin

scholarly journals A NEW WIDE-GAUGE SAUROPOD TRACK SITE FROM THE LATE CRETACEOUS OF MENDOZA, NEUQUÉN BASIN, ARGENTINA

Palaeontology ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 631-640 ◽  
Author(s):  
BERNARDO JAVIER GONZÁLEZ RIGA ◽  
JORGE ORLANDO CALVO
Keyword(s):  
Late Cretaceous ◽  
Neuquen Basin ◽  
Neuquén Basin

scholarly journals Speeds and stance of titanosaur sauropods: analysis of Titanopodus tracks from the Late Cretaceous of Mendoza, Argentina

2011 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 279-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernardo J. González Riga
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Late Cretaceous ◽  
The South ◽  
Dynamic Similarity ◽  
Neuquen Basin ◽  
Neuquén Basin ◽  
Walking Speeds ◽  
Complementary Equation

Speed estimations from trackways of Titanopodus mendozensis González Riga and Calvo provide information about the locomotion of titanosaurian sauropods that lived in South America during the Late Cretaceous. Titanopodus ichnites were found at Agua del Choique, a newly discovered track site in the Loncoche Formation, Late Campanian-Early Maastrichtian of Mendoza, Argentina. This speed study follows the hypothesis of dynamic similarity proposed by Alexander. As a refinement of this method, a complementary equation is presented here based on an articulated titanosaurian specimen collected in strata that are regarded as correlative to those that have yielded Titanopodus tracks (Allen Formation, Neuquén Basin). This analysis indicates that hip height can be estimated as 4.586 times the length of the pes track in derived titanosaurs. With an estimation of the hip height and the stride measurements, the speed is calculated. The study of two wide-gauge trackways indicates that Titanopodus ichnites were produced by mediumsized titanosaurs (hip height of 211-229 cm) that walked at 4.7-4.9 km/h towards the south and southwest, following, in part, a sinuous pathway. These speeds and some taphonomic features of tracks (prominent rims, distorted elongated shapes)indicate the capacity of derived titanosaurs for walking effectively over a very wet and slippery substrate. In the ichnological record, the walking speeds of Titanopodustrackmakers are somewhat faster than those previously inferred for most sauropods.

Late Cretaceous to Oligocene Magmatic Evolution of the Neuquén Basin

2020 ◽  
pp. 397-416
Author(s):  
Sofía B. Iannelli ◽  
Lucas Fennell ◽  
Lucía Fernández Paz ◽  
Vanesa D. Litvak ◽  
Alfonso Encinas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Late Cretaceous ◽  
Magmatic Evolution ◽  
Neuquen Basin ◽  
Neuquén Basin

3D Seismic Petrophysical Evaluation of Complex Clastic-Carbonate Sequences in the Neuquen Basin, Argentina. A Case Study

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Andres Borghi ◽  
Erick Raciel Alvarez ◽  
Jaume Hernandez ◽  
Rafael Vela ◽  
Marco Antonio Vasquez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
3D Seismic ◽  
Neuquen Basin ◽  
Neuquén Basin ◽  
Petrophysical Evaluation
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