Incised-valley fills and other evidence of sea-level fluctuations affecting deposition of the catskill formation (upper devonian), appalachian foreland basin, pennsylvania

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 347-361

  Cotter, Edward ^a   Driese, Steven G ^a  

^a Department of Geology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; DEPOSITION; ESTUARIES; LANDFORMS; SANDSTONE; SCOUR; STORMS;

ALLUVIAL PLAINS; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA; DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEM; INCISED VALLEY FILL; MARINE INCURSION; RELATIVE SEA LEVEL; SEA-LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS;

SEA LEVEL;

EID: 0031872170     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D42687A7-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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