Tectonic control on the sequence stratigraphy of nonmarine retroarc foreland basin fills: Insights from the Upper Jurassic of central Utah, U.S.A.

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 239-255

  Roca, Xavier ^a,b   Nadon, G C ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DEPOSITS; TECTONICS;

ARCHITECTURAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED DEPOSITION; EQUILIBRIUM PROFILES; MORRISON FORMATIONS; NORTH AMERICAN PLATES; SEQUENCE BOUNDARY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHIC FRAMEWORK; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

STRATIGRAPHY;

ALLUVIAL PLAIN; BRAIDED RIVER; FORELAND BASIN; JURASSIC; NORTH AMERICAN PLATE; SEQUENCE BOUNDARY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONOSTRATIGRAPHY;

CEDAR MOUNTAIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 34447279053     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2007.021     Document Type: Article

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