Differentiating paleowetland subenvironments using a multi-disciplinary approach: An example from the Morrison formation, South Central Wyoming, USA

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 238, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 23-47

  Jennings, Debra S ^a   Lovelace, David M ^b   Driese, Steven G ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Morrison; Paleoclimate; Paleopedology; Paleosols; Wetland lacustrine

Indexed keywords

MORRISON; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOPEDOLOGY; PALEOSOLS; WETLAND-LACUSTRINE;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; DEPOSITS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GYPSUM; ISOTOPES; LAKES; SILICATE MINERALS; WATER SUPPLY; WETLANDS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE VARIATION; DEPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FACIES ANALYSIS; FLOODPLAIN; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOSOL; PEDOLOGY; WETLAND;

UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 79957692293     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2011.03.005     Document Type: Article

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