Characterizing avulsion stratigraphy in ancient alluvial deposits

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 202, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 124-137

  Jones, H L ^a   Hajek, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Alluvial architecture; Avulsion; Ferris Formation; Stratigraphy; Willwood Formation

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; AVULSION; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; FLOOD DEPOSIT; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; OVERBANK SEDIMENT; PALEOCHANNEL; RIVER SYSTEM; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN RIVER;

EID: 35548942587     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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