Palynology of the Bryn Mawr Formation (Miocene): Insights on the age and genesis of Middle Atlantic margin fluvial deposits

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 108, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 19-44

  Pazzaglia, F J ^a   Robinson, R A J ^b   Traverse, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Landscape evolution; Paleoclimate; Palynology; U.S. Atlantic margin

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; MIOCENE; PALAEOCLIMATE; PALYNOLOGY;

USA, MARYLAND, CECIL COUNTY;

EID: 0030741091     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(96)00047-4     Document Type: Article

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