Facies changes across the Triassic-Jurassic boundary in Nevada, USA

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-54

  Hallam, A ^a   Wignall, P B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Jurassic; Mass extinctions; Regression; Transgression; Triassic

Indexed keywords

EUSTACY; FACIES ANALYSIS; JURASSIC; MASS EXTINCTION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TRANSGRESSION-REGRESSION CYCLE; TRIASSIC;

NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0005948014     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/jgs.157.1.49     Document Type: Article

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