Palaeozoic and mesozoic palaeomagnetism of South America [Elektronische Ressource] : results from Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, and Brazil / vorgelegt von Nicolas A. Rakotosolofo

Palaeozoic and Mesozoic Palaeomagnetism of South America: Results from Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, and Brazil. Inaugural–Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades an der Fakultät für Geowissenschaften der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Vorgelegt von Nicolas A. Rakotosolofo Mai 2004 1. Berichterstatter: PD Dr. Jennifer Tait 2. Berichterstatter: Prof. Dr. Valerian Bachtadse Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 1. Juli 2004 Acknowledgement I thank Dr. Jennifer Tait for supervising this thesis and for her advise and supports. Thank you to my co-advisor Dr. Valerian Bachtadse for his enthusiastic help. I also thank Dr. Christoph Heunemann and Dr. Kari Anderson for the constructive comments on the early version of this thesis. I thank Prof. Peter Isaacson and Dr. George Grader (University of Idaho, USA), Dr. Victor Carlotto and Dr. Jose Cárdenas (Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Peru), Dr. Udo Zimmermann (Universidad Nacional de Catamarca, Argentina), Dr. Virgínio Neumann (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil), Mr. Oscar Peréz (Bolivia) and all who help me throughout my field works for their valuable suggestions and their generous assistance. Thank you to all members of the “sektion geophysik” (LMU) for their support and friendship. Funding of this project provided by the Volkswagen-Stiftung is gratefully acknowledged.