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2026

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  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Argentina Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Argentina Leader Award

Overview

Luis A. Spalletti is affiliated with the National University of La Plata in Argentina. Their research broadly focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with particular attention to geophysics, paleontology, and earth-surface processes. Their scholarly output includes studies involving geological formations, stratigraphy, geochemical analysis, and tectonic studies in Latin America.

The scientist's work addresses diverse topics such as:

  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Luis A. Spalletti include:

  • Mariano Remírez
  • Manuel F. Isla
  • Ernesto Schwarz
  • Carlos O. Limarino
  • Ferrán Colombo Piñol

The main venues for Luis A. Spalletti's publications are:

  • Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • Journal of Sedimentary Research
  • Geosphere
  • Comptes Rendus Palevol
  • Revista del Museo de La Plata

Representative recent papers include the following:

  • "Petrographic, mineralogical and geochemical characterization of fine-grained rocks of the Pilmatué Member (Upper Valanginian-lower hauterivian) of the Neuquén Basin (Argentina): Implications for siliciclastic input, carbonate productivity and redox conditions" (2020, Journal of South American Earth Sciences)
  • "Fine-grained distal deposits of a mixed siliciclastic-carbonate marine system: Origin of mud and implications on mixing processes" (2022, Journal of Sedimentary Research)
  • "U-Pb geochronology and paleogeography of the Valanginian-Hauterivian Neuquén Basin: Implications for Gondwana-scale source areas" (2020, Geosphere)
  • "Stratigraphy and tectosedimentary evolution of the late Paleozoic Ancestral Andes between 33° and 25° SL" (2022, Journal of South American Earth Sciences)
  • "Sandstone petrofacies, deformational events and the dynamic of the Valle Fértil Lineament during the late Paleozoic (Paganzo Basin, northwestern Argentina)" (2022, Journal of South American Earth Sciences)

Best Publications

  • The Neuquén Basin: an overview

    John A. Howell;Ernesto Schwarz;Luis A. Spalletti;Gonzalo D. Veiga

  • Late Triassic-Early Jurassic continental extension in southwestern Gondwana; tectonic segmentation and pre-break-up rifting

    Juan R. Franzese;Luis A. Spalletti

  • The Rio de la Plata craton and the adjoining Pan-African/brasiliano terranes: their origins and incorporation into south-west Gondwana

    Carlos W. Rapela;C. Mark Fanning;Caesar Casquet;Robert J. Pankhurst

  • Mesozoic break-up of SW Gondwana: implications for regional hydrocarbon potential of the southern South Atlantic

    David Iain MacPherson MacDonald;David Iain MacPherson MacDonald;I. Gomez-Perez;J. Franzese;L. A. Spalletti

  • A paleoclimatic review of southern South America during the late Paleozoic: A record from icehouse to extreme greenhouse conditions

    Carlos Oscar Limarino;Silvia Nelida Cesari;Luis Antonio Spalletti;Arturo Cesar Taboada

  • Paleogeography of the upper Paleozoic basins of southern South America: An overview

    Carlos Oscar Limarino;Luis Antonio Spalletti

  • Tectonic and paleoenvironmental evolution of Mesozoic sedimentary basins along the Andean foothills of Argentina (32°-54°S)

    Juan Franzese;Luis Spalletti;Irene Gómez Pérez;David Macdonald

  • Sequence stratigraphy of a tidally dominated carbonate–siliciclastic ramp; the Tithonian–Early Berriasian of the Southern Neuquén Basin, Argentina

    Luis Antonio Spalletti;Juan Rafael Franzese;Sergio Daniel Matheos;Ernesto Schwarz

  • Aeolian/fluvial interactions and high-resolution sequence stratigraphy of a non-marine lowstand wedge: The Avilé member of the Agrio Formation (Lower Cretaceous), central Neuquén Basin, Argentina

    Gonzalo Diego Veiga;Gonzalo Diego Veiga;Luis Antonio Spalletti;Sthephen Flint

  • Temporal evolution and spatial variation of early tertiary volcanism in the Patagonian Andes (40°S–42°30′S)

    C.W. Rapela;L.A. Spalletti;J.C. Merodio;E. Aragón

  • The Neuquen Basin, Argentina: A Case Study in Sequence Stratigraphy and Basin Dynamics

    G. D. Veiga;L. A. Spalletti;J. A. Howell;E. Schwarz

  • An Unusual Marine Crocodyliform from the Jurassic-Cretaceous Boundary of Patagonia

    Zulma Gasparini;Zulma Gasparini;Diego Pol;Diego Pol;Luis A. Spalletti;Luis A. Spalletti

  • Sedimentary petrology and geochemistry of siliciclastic rocks from the upper Jurassic Tordillo Formation (Neuquén Basin, western Argentina): Implications for provenance and tectonic setting

    Luis A. Spalletti;Ignasi Queralt;Sergio D. Matheos;Ferrán Colombo

  • Biozonación paleoflorística y cronoestratigrafía del Triásico argentino

    Luis A Spalletti;Analía Artabe;Eduardo Morel;Mariana Brea

  • Dating the Triassic continental rift in the southern Andes: the Potrerillos Formation, Cuyo Basin, Argentina

    Luis Antonio Spalletti;Christopher Mark Fanning;Carlos Washington Rapela

  • Cuenca de Ñirihuau

    Luis Cazau;D. Mancini;J. Cangini;Luis Antonio Spalletti

  • Geological Factors and Evolution of Southwestern Gondwana Triassic Plants

    Luis Antonio Spalletti;Luis Antonio Spalletti;Analia Emilia Eva Artabe;Analia Emilia Eva Artabe;Eduardo Manuel Morel

  • Depositional controls on mixed carbonate–siliciclastic cycles and sequences on gently inclined shelf profiles

    Michael Zeller;Klaas Verwer;Gregor P. Eberli;Jose Luis Massaferro

  • Evolución magmática y geotectónica de la Serie Andesítica andina [Paleoceno-Eoceno] en la Cordillera Norpatagónica

    Carlos Washington Rapela;Luis Antonio Spalletti;Julio César Merodio

  • Sedimentologic and sequence stratigraphic model of a Neocomian marine carbonate siliciclastic ramp: Neuquén Basin, Argentina

    L.A Spalletti;D.G Poiré;E Schwarz;G.D Veiga

  • The Río de la Plata craton and the adjoining Pan-African/brasiliano terranes

    Carlos Washington Rapela;C.Mark Fanning;César Casquet;Robert J. Pankhurst

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlos O. Limarino
Carlos O. Limarino University of Buenos Aires
Daniel Gustavo Poiré
Daniel Gustavo Poiré National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Zulma Gasparini
Zulma Gasparini National University of La Plata
Carlos W. Rapela
Carlos W. Rapela National University of La Plata
Carlos A. Cingolani
Carlos A. Cingolani National University of La Plata
John A. Howell
John A. Howell University of Aberdeen
Robert J. Pankhurst
Robert J. Pankhurst British Geological Survey
Alcides N. Sial
Alcides N. Sial Federal University of Pernambuco
Lawrence A. Lawver
Lawrence A. Lawver The University of Texas at Austin
Malcolm Hole
Malcolm Hole University of Aberdeen

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