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East Africa continental margins

1986; Geological Society of America; Volume: 14; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1130/0091-7613(1986)14 2.0.co;2

1943-2682

Alfonso Bosellini,

Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology

Research Article| January 01, 1986 East Africa continental margins Alfonso Bosellini Alfonso Bosellini 1Istituto di Geologia, University of Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, Italy Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Alfonso Bosellini 1Istituto di Geologia, University of Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, Italy Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1986) 14 (1): 76–78. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1986)14 2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Alfonso Bosellini; East Africa continental margins. Geology 1986;; 14 (1): 76–78. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1986)14 2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract New well data from Somalia, together with the history of sea-floor spreading in the Indian Ocean derived from magnetic anomalies, show that the East African margins from (at 15°S into the Gulf of Aden comprise four distinct segments that formed successively by the southward drift of Madagascar from Somalia during the Middle to Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous, by the northeastward drift of India along the Owen Transform during the Late Cretaceous and Paleocene, and by the opening of the Gulf of Aden during the Neogene. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.