Architecture of fluvial-dominated valley-fill deposits in the Cretaceous Fall River Formation

Sedimentology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 735-757

  Willis, Brian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL DEPOSIT; CRETACEOUS; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; MARINE FLOODING SURFACE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; VALLEY FILL DEPOSIT;

EID: 0030849343     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3091.1997.d01-48.x     Document Type: Article

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