A new geological framework for south-central Madagascar, and its relevance to the "out-of-Africa" hypothesis

Tucker, R.D.; Roig, J Y; Macey, P H; Delor, Claude; Amelin, Yuri; Armstrong, Richard; Rabarimanana, M.H.; Ralison, A.V.

A new geological framework for south-central Madagascar, and its relevance to the "out-of-Africa" hypothesis

Date

2011

Authors

Tucker, R.D.

Roig, J Y

Macey, P H

Delor, Claude

Amelin, Yuri

Armstrong, Richard

Rabarimanana, M.H.

Ralison, A.V.

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

The Precambrian shield of south-central Madagascar, excluding the Vohibory region, consists of three geologic domains, from north to south: Antananarivo, Ikalamavony-Itremo, and Anosyen-Androyen. The northern Antananarivo domain represents the Neoarchean