The significance of deep-water cryptic bioturbation in slope-channel massive sand deposits of the lower Rio Dell Formation, Eel River basin, California

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 152-174

  Greene, Todd J ^a   Gingras, Murray K ^b   Gordon, Gregory S ^c,e   McKeel, Daniel R ^d  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Consulting Micropaleontology ^*  (United States)

^e Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptic bioturbation; Deep water; Eel River basin; Ichnology; Massive sands; Rio Dell; Turbidites

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; DEEPWATER; EEL RIVER BASIN; ICHNOLOGY; RIO DELL; TURBIDITES;

DEPOSITS; RIVERS; SAND; SANDSTONE; STRATIGRAPHY; TUBULAR STEEL STRUCTURES; WATERSHEDS;

IGNEOUS ROCKS;

BIOTURBATION; DEEP WATER; DEPOSITION; ICHNOLOGY; LITHOFACIES; LITHOLOGY; MUDSTONE; SAND; SANDSTONE; TURBIDITE;

CALIFORNIA; EEL BASIN; UNITED STATES;

PLANOLITES; SKOLITHOS;

EID: 81155150025     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.07.007     Document Type: Article

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