Facies and facies architecture of Paleogene floodplain deposits, Willwood Formation, Bighorn Basin, Wyoming, USA

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 114, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 33-54

  Kraus, Mary J ^a   Gwinn, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alluvial soils; Avulsion; Floodplains; Paleosols; Willwood Formation

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIUM; AVULSION; FACIES DISTRIBUTION; FLOODPLAIN; PALAEOSOL;

USA, WYOMING, BIGHORN BASIN;

EID: 0031429274     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(97)00083-3     Document Type: Article

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