The Geology of Colombia, Volume 2 Mesozoic
Editors: Jorge GÓMEZ TAPIAS and Ana PINILLA–PACHONThe Geology of Colombia book provides an updated background of the geological knowledge of Colombia by integrating the most up–to–date research covering paleontology, biostratigraphy, sedimentary basin analysis, sedimentology, sequence stratigraphy, stratigraphy, geophysics, geochronology, geochemistry, thermochronology, tectonics, structure, volcanology, petrology, environmental science, climate change, and space geodesy.
Each chapter has a complete framework of a major branch of geology providing an invaluable resource for geologists interested in the geological history of Colombia.
The second volume has fourteen chapters presenting the geological history of Permian – Triassic magmatic rocks of the northern Andes, Late Triassic – Jurassic magmatism, Jurassic magmatic arcs in northwestern Gondwana, the petrological nature of the Dunita de Medellín, oceanic tectonostratigraphic terranes in Colombia, evolution of the tropical biome, the Cretaceous back–arc basin, Barremian marine strata, plesiosaurs and palaeoenvironments of the Paja Formation Lagerstätte, and Cretaceous subduction events in the Central
Cordillera.