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Víctor Alberto Ramos

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Víctor Alberto Ramos (born 1945) is an Argentine geologist who has contributed to the paleogeography and plate tectonics of South America. [1]

43 relations: Allochthon, Antarctica, Argentina, Autochthon (geology), Biostratigraphy, Chilenia, Cornell University, Cretaceous, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Geologist, Gondwana, Gondwana Research, International Union of Geological Sciences, Jurassic, Myr, National University of Córdoba, National University of Salta, National University of San Juan, National University of San Luis, Neuquén Basin, Palaeogeography, Patagonia, Payada, Permian, Plate tectonics, Premio México de Ciencia y Tecnología, Radiometric dating, Robert John Pankhurst, South America, Structural geology, Suture (geology), Tectonics, Tectonostratigraphy, Terrane, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Universidad Nacional del Sur, University of Buenos Aires, University of Chile, University of São Paulo, University of the Republic (Uruguay), Vaca Muerta, Visiting scholar.

Allochthon

window. A klippe is a solitary outcrop of the nappe in the middle of autochthonous material. In structural geology, an allochthon, or an allochthonous block, is a large block of rock which has been moved from its original site of formation, usually by low angle thrust faulting.

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Antarctica

Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent.

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Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic (República Argentina), is a federal republic located mostly in the southern half of South America.

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Autochthon (geology)

An autochthon in structural geology is a large block or mass of rock which is in the place of its original formation relative to its basement or foundation rock.

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Biostratigraphy

Biostratigraphy is the branch of stratigraphy which focuses on correlating and assigning relative ages of rock strata by using the fossil assemblages contained within them.

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Chilenia

Chilenia was an ancient microcontinent or terrane whose history affected many of the older rocks of central Chile and western Argentina.

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Cornell University

Cornell University is a private and statutory Ivy League research university located in Ithaca, New York.

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Cretaceous

The Cretaceous is a geologic period and system that spans 79 million years from the end of the Jurassic Period million years ago (mya) to the beginning of the Paleogene Period mya.

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Federal University of Ouro Preto

The Federal University of Ouro Preto (Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, UFOP) was established in August 21, 1969 from the merger of two century-old higher education institutions: the School Pharmacy of Ouro Preto, founded in 1839, and School of Mines of Ouro Preto founded in 1876, both located in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais.

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Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS; known as Universidade do Rio Grande do Sul, URGS, between 1947 and 1950) is a Brazilian federal university based in Porto Alegre.

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Geologist

A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes that shape it.

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Gondwana

Gondwana, or Gondwanaland, was a supercontinent that existed from the Neoproterozoic (about 550 million years ago) until the Carboniferous (about 320 million years ago).

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Gondwana Research

Gondwana Research is a peer-reviewed scientific journal with an "all earth science" scope and an emphasis on the origin and evolution of continents.

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International Union of Geological Sciences

The International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) is an international non-governmental organization devoted to international cooperation in the field of geology.

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Jurassic

The Jurassic (from Jura Mountains) was a geologic period and system that spanned 56 million years from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period Mya.

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Myr

The abbreviation myr, "million years", is a unit of a quantity of (i.e.) years, or 31.6 teraseconds.

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National University of Córdoba

The National University of Córdoba (Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, UNC), founded in 1613, is the oldest university in Argentina, the fourth oldest in South America and the sixth oldest in Latin America.

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National University of Salta

The National University of Salta (Universidad Nacional de Salta, or UNSa) is an Argentine public national university in Salta.

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National University of San Juan

The National University of San Juan (in Castilian, Universidad Nacional de San Juan, UNSJ) is a public university in Argentina.

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National University of San Luis

The National University of San Luis (in Castilian, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, UNSL) is a public university in Argentina, with its seat in the city of San Luis, capital of the province of the same name, in the Cuyo region.

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Neuquén Basin

Neuquén Basin (Cuenca Neuquina) is a sedimentary basin covering most of Neuquén Province in Argentina.

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Palaeogeography

Palaeogeography (or paleogeography) is the study of historical geography, generally physical landscapes.

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Patagonia

Patagonia is a sparsely populated region located at the southern end of South America, shared by Argentina and Chile.

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Payada

The payada is competitive composing and singing of verses native to Argentina, Uruguay, southern Brasil, and parts of Paraguay, also called paya in Chile.

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Permian

The Permian is a geologic period and system which spans 47 million years from the end of the Carboniferous Period million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Triassic period 251.902 Mya.

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Plate tectonics

Plate tectonics (from the Late Latin tectonicus, from the τεκτονικός "pertaining to building") is a scientific theory describing the large-scale motion of seven large plates and the movements of a larger number of smaller plates of the Earth's lithosphere, since tectonic processes began on Earth between 3 and 3.5 billion years ago.

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Premio México de Ciencia y Tecnología

Premio México de Ciencia y Tecnología is an award bestowed in by the CONACYT to Ibero-American (Latin America plus the Iberian Peninsula) scholars in recognition of advances in science and/or technology.

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Radiometric dating

Radiometric dating or radioactive dating is a technique used to date materials such as rocks or carbon, in which trace radioactive impurities were selectively incorporated when they were formed.

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Robert John Pankhurst

Robert John Pankhurst is a British geologist who has contributed to the study of the paleogeography and plate tectonics of South America.

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South America

South America is a continent in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Structural geology

Structural geology is the study of the three-dimensional distribution of rock units with respect to their deformational histories.

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Suture (geology)

In structural geology, a suture is a joining together along a major fault zone, of separate terranes, tectonic units that have different plate tectonic, metamorphic and paleogeographic histories.

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Tectonics

Tectonics is the process that controls the structure and properties of the Earth's crust and its evolution through time.

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Tectonostratigraphy

In geology, tectonostratigraphy is stratigraphy that refers either to rock sequences in which large-scale layering is caused by the stacking of thrust sheets, or nappes, in areas of thrust tectonics or to the effects of tectonics on lithostratigraphy.

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Terrane

A terrane in geology, in full a tectonostratigraphic terrane, is a fragment of crustal material formed on, or broken off from, one tectonic plate and accreted or "sutured" to crust lying on another plate.

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Universidad Nacional de Asunción

The Universidad Nacional de Asunción or Mbo'ehaovusu Tetãgua Paraguaygua, abbreviated UNA, anglicized as, The National University of Asuncion, is a public university in Paraguay.

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Universidad Nacional del Sur

The National University of South (in Spanish: Universidad Nacional del Sur, UNS) is the largest national university in southern Argentina.

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University of Buenos Aires

The University of Buenos Aires (Universidad de Buenos Aires, UBA) is the largest university in Argentina and the second largest university by enrollment in Latin America.

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University of Chile

The University of Chile (Universidad de Chile) is a public university located in Santiago, Chile.

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University of São Paulo

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University of the Republic (Uruguay)

The University of the Republic (Universidad de la República, sometimes UdelaR) is Uruguay's public university.

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Vaca Muerta

Vaca Muerta (in Spanish Dead Cow) is a geologic formation of Jurassic and Cretaceous age, located at Neuquén Basin in Argentina.

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Visiting scholar

In US academia, a visiting scholar, visiting researcher, visiting fellow, visiting lecturer or visiting professor is a scholar from an institution who visits a host university and is projected to teach, lecture, or perform research on a topic the visitor is valued for.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Víctor_Alberto_Ramos

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