Animal-substrate interactions in an early Miocene wave-dominated tropical delta: Delineating environmental stresses and depositional dynamics (Tacata field, Eastern Venezuela)

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 78, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 458-479

  Buatois, Luis A ^a   Santiago, Nubia ^b   Parra, Kaolu ^b   Steel, Ron ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b PDVSA INTEVEP   (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESERVOIRS (WATER); STORMS; TROPICS;

CONTROLLING FACTORS; DISTRIBUTARY CHANNELS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FLUVIAL CHANNELS; STORM DEPOSITS; SUBSTRATE INTERACTION; WATER TURBIDITY; WAVE-DOMINATED;

DEPOSITS;

ACCRETION; DELTA; DELTAIC DEPOSIT; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; ICHNOFABRIC; ICHNOFACIES; MIOCENE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STORM DEPOSIT; STRANDLINE; TIDAL FLAT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA; VENEZUELAN BASIN;

ANIMALIA; PLANOLITES; SCOLICIA; SKOLITHOS; TEICHICHNUS;

EID: 49149117750     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2008.053     Document Type: Article

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