Thermochronology of South America passive margin between Uruguay and southern Brazil : A lengthy and complex cooling history based on (U–Th)/ He and fission tracks

The authors gratefully acknowledge the support from Shell Brasil through the “BG05: UoA-UFRGS-SWB Sedimentary Systems” project at UFRGS and UoA, and the strategic importance of the support given by ANP through the R&D levy regulation. J.P. Machado thanks the CNPq (SWE 204254/2017–5) for the exchange period at the University of Aberdeen, and A.R. Jelinek also thanks the support from CNPq (Project 303184/2017–5). We are grateful for the helpful and constructive reviews from Mathias Hueck, Mauricio Parra and an anonymous reviewer, that greatly improved this manuscript.Peer reviewedPostprin

Low-temperature thermochronology of the South Atlantic margin along Uruguay and its relation to tectonic events in West Gondwana

The authors gratefully acknowledge the support from Shell Brasil through the “Shell - BG05: UoA-UFRGS-SWB Sedimentary Systems” project at UFRGS and the strategic importance of the support given by ANP through the R&D levy regulation. We thank Peter Reiners and his team at the Arizona Radiogenic Helium Dating Laboratory (US) for the (UTh)/He analyses and support during the data evaluation. The first author thanks the CNPq scholarship (SWE 204254/2017-5) during the exchange period at the University of Aberdeen. A.R. Jelinek also thanks the support from CNPq (Project 303184/2017-5). This manuscript was improved after helpful reviews by Mathias Hueck and an anonymous reviewer.Peer reviewedPostprin