Facies architecture and sequential evolution of an incised-valley estuarine fill: the cujupe formation (upper cretaceous to?lower tertiary), sao luls basin, northern brazil

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 299-310

  De Rossetti, Dilce Fátima ^a  

^a MUSEU PARAENSE EMÍLIO GOELDI   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; FLOODS; SEA LEVEL;

BOUNDING SURFACES; DEPOSITIONAL SETTING; DISCONTINUITY SURFACES; ESTUARINE SETTINGS; FACIES ARCHITECTURE; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; RELATIVE SEA LEVEL; UPPER CRETACEOUS;

ESTUARIES;

EID: 0031871989     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D4268798-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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