Reconstruction of the topographic evolution of the central Andes in Bolivia and Peru via multi-proxy analysis of synorogenic basins.

Sep 25 2026 9:00AM - 12:00PM
Graduate Student Centre - Room 200

Thesis Defense

Defense Level: PhD Thesis Defense
Speaker: Samuel Shekut
Supervised by: Joel Saylor
Description/Abstract

Full Title: Multiproxy analysis of the sedimentary provenance and paleoclimate evolution of synorogenic basins in the central Andes of Bolivia and Peru reveals a complex, multi-phase topographic evolution and tracks the early development of a Paleocene proto-foreland system prior to emergence of the Eastern Cordillera.