Fission-track and single-crystal 40Ar/39 Ar laser-fusion ages from volcanic ash layers in fossil-bearing Pliocene sediments in central Mexico

  • Bart J. Kowallis Departamento de Geología, Bringham Young University
  • Carl C. Swisher III Centro de Geocronología Berkeley
  • Óscar Carranza-Castañeda Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Wade E. Miller Departamento de Geología, Bringham Young University
  • David G. Tingey Departamento de Geología, Bringham Young University
Keywords: Pliocene, fission-track age, 40Ar/39Ar single-crystal laser-fusion ages, central Mexico.

Abstract

Pliocene sediments, containing a wide variety of vertebrate fossils, crop out in the states of Hidalgo, Guanajuato, and Jalisco in central Mexico. These sediments contain numerous glassy ash beds and ashy sediment… in order to continue, download the full paper in PDF.

Published
2018-12-02
Section
Regular Papers