Massive cretaceous-paleogene boundary deposit, deep-water gulf of mexico: New evidence for widespread chicxulub-induced slope failure

Geology

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 983-986

  Denne, Richard A ^a   Scott, Erik D ^b   Eickhoff, David P ^a   Kaiser, James S ^a   Hill, Ronald J ^c   Spaw, Joan M ^a  

^a MARATHON OIL COMPANY   (United States)

^b Det Norske Veritas (USA) Inc   (United States)

^c Noble Energy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHICXULUB IMPACT; CRETACEOUS-PALEOGENE BOUNDARY; CRETACEOUS-TERTIARY BOUNDARY; GULF OF MEXICO; MASS EXTINCTION; PELAGIC CARBONATES; SEISMIC DATAS; SLOPE FAILURE;

DEEPWATER DRILLING; SLOPE STABILITY;

DEPOSITS;

BASIN ANALYSIS; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CRETACEOUS; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; MASS EXTINCTION; MICROFOSSIL; PALEOGENE; SLOPE DYNAMICS; SLOPE FAILURE; UNCONFORMITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 84884299051     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G34503.1     Document Type: Article

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