Identifying tsunami deposits using bivalve shell taphonomy

Geology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 199-202

  Donato, S V ^a   Reinhardt, E G ^a   Boyce, J I ^a   Rothaus, R ^b   Vosmer, T ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Sultan for Cultural Affairs   (Oman)

Author keywords

Bivalve taphonomy; Makran trench; Oman; Sur Lagoon; Tsunami

Indexed keywords

ALLOCHTHONOUS ARTICULATED BIVALVES; FRAGMENTATION; TAPHONOMIC TRAITS;

DEPOSITION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TIDES;

TSUNAMIS;

BIVALVE; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; SHELL BED; TAPHONOMY; TSUNAMI;

ASIA; EURASIA; HAIFA [ISRAEL]; HORBAT QESARI; ISRAEL; MAKRAN; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN;

BIVALVIA; TELLINA;

EID: 44449130854     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G24554A.1     Document Type: Article

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