Anatomy, evolution, and paleoenvironmental interpretation of an ancient arctic coastal plain: Integrated paleopedology and palynology from the upper cretaceous (maastrichtian) prince creek formation, North Slope, Alaska, USA

SEPM Special Publications

Volumn 104, Issue , 2013, Pages 179-230

  Flaig, Peter P ^a   McCarthy, Paul J ^b   Fiorillo, Anthony R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c Perot Museum of Nature and Science ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal plain; Hydromorphic; Marine influence; Paleosols; Palynology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940231727     PISSN: 1060071X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2110/sepmsp.104.14     Document Type: Article

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