Lower Permian (wolfcampian) paleosol-bearing cycles of the U.S. Midcontinent: Evidence of climatic cyclicity

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 71-84

  Miller, Keith B ^a   McCahon, Thomas J ^a   West, Ronald R ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLICITY; PALAEOCLIMATE; PALAEOSOL; PERMIAN; WOLFCAMPIAN;

USA;

EID: 0029729508     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D42682B6-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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