Origin and significance of mud-filled incised valleys (upper cretaceous) in southern Alberta, Canada

Sedimentology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 459-477

  Eberth, David A ^a  

^a ROYAL TYRRELL MUSEUM OF PALAEONTOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DEPOSITIONAL HISTORY; ESTUARINE SEDIMENTATION; INCISED VALLEY; MUD;

CANADA, ALBERTA;

EID: 0029751995     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3091.1996.d01-15.x     Document Type: Article

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