These proceedings contain selected papers from the Special Symposium, organised by the Argentine Association of Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies in October 2017. This Symposium was held within the frame of the 20th Argentine Geological Congress in Tucumán, Argentina.
The papers describe detailed research on quaternary stratigraphy and geochronology, paleontology (diatoms, mollusks, foraminifera, palynology, phytoliths, paleobotany, vertebrates), dendrochronology, climate change, paleoclimate, pampeano quaternary paleolimnology, paleomagnetism, environmental magnetism, hydrogeochemical processes, geoarchaeology, geomorphology, structural geology and neotectonics, paleosurfaces, volcanism, risks, assets, geomorphosites, and digital mapping.
This book follows the precedent book Advances in Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies in Argentina on the 6th Argentine Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies Congress, whichwas edited by Jorge Rabassa and published by Springer in 2017.
It precedes a similar volume on the 7th Congreso Argentino de Cuaternario y Geomorfología, Geocuar 2018, as organized by Argentine Association of Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies (AACG). This conference was held in Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina, from 18 to 21 September 2018.

Presents highlights from the Special Symposium, organized by the AACG in October 2017 Details research on quaternary stratigraphy and geochronology, paleontology, geomorphosites, and more Contains selected papers from the Symposium that was organized as part of the 20th Argentine Geological Congress

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Jorge Rabassa received his PhD in Geology from the Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina. He was a postdoctoral Fulbright fellow at the State University of New York at Binghamton, U.S.A. He is a researcher with CONICET (the National Research Council of Argentina) since 1986, at CADIC, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego (the southernmost research center of the world with permanent staff). He has taught at several Argentine universities, such as La Plata, Comahue, Patagonia-San Juan Bosco and Tierra del Fuego. He has been a visiting scholar in the U.S.A. (Lehigh University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Spain (universities of Barcelona and Santiago de Compostela), South Africa (universities of Witwatersrand and Natal) and Brazil (universities of Sao Paulo and Campinas). He has published more than 200 journal articles and book chapters and was the founder and head editor of the journal "Quaternary ofSouth America & Antarctic Peninsula" (A.A.Balkema Publishers, The Netherlands) from 1982 to 1999. He has a longstanding relationship with CADIC-CONICET, both as director for two periods and presently Senior Investigator. He is a member of both the Argentine Academy of Sciences and the Catalonian Academy of Sciences (IEC). He is presently the President of the Argentine Association of Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies (2015-2018).

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Relationship Among A Supernova, A Transition Of Polarity Of The Geomagnetic Field And The Plio-Pleistocene Boundary.- Neogene Continental Deposits Of Bahia Blanca, Argentina. Palaeoenvironmental And Palaeoclimatic Inferences.- Perched Dunes In The Fuegian Steppe, Southern Argentina: Archeological Reservoirs Of Holocene Information.- Morphotectonic And Gravimetric Analysis Of The La Burra Valley, Central Precordillera, San Juan, Argentina.- Morphotectonic Analysis In The Eastern Piedmont Of The Sierra De La Huerta, Western Sierras Pampeanas, San Juan, Argentina.- Morphometric Analysis Of River Basins Using Gis As A Basis For Peak Discharge Calculation. Case Of Study: Pre-Andean Section Of National Route 150, Argentina.- Distributary Drainage Systems In La Huerta Range, Western Pampean Ranges, San Juan, Argentina.- Preliminary Morphometric Analysis. Río Talacasto Basin, Central Precordillera Of San Juan, Argentina.- RiskAnalysis Due To The Variation Of Chemical Parameters Induced By Lithology. Fiambalá, Chaschuil River, Catamarca, Argentina.- Identification Of Knickpoints In Littoral Basins Of Argentine Patagonia: Geomorphic Markers In A Passive Margin.- Granitic Caves From The Achala Batholith In The Province Of Córdoba, Argentina: A Study On Three Particular Stories With A Common Past.- Scenic And Geotouristic Potential Of Volcanic Landscapes In Southern Patagonia: Necks, Buttes And Vents, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina.- Early Human Occupations In The Valleys Of Northwestern Argentina: Contributions To Dating By The Varnish Micro-Laminations Technique.