Daniel Alberto Valencio, Argentine geophysicist (Buenos Aires 16 June 1928 – Buenos Aires 25 May 1987)
Authored 147 papers and 3 books
Internationally well known for his research contributions in palaeomagnetism and geotectonics
Obtained the South American polar wandering curve
With K.M. Creer & B.J.J. Embleton. Comparison between the upper Palaeozoic and Mesozoic palaeomagnetic poles for South America, Africa and Australia. Earth Planet Sci. Lett. 7(3):288-92, 1969
Papers in Nature
With J.F.A. Vilas. Age of the separation of South America and Africa. Nature 223 (1353), 1969
With J.F.A. Vilas. Palaeomagnetism of some middle Jurassic lavas from South East Argentina. Nature 255 (5229):262-4, 1970