Oligocene eustasy from two-dimensional sequence stratigraphic backstripping.

Authors :: Kominz, Michelle A.
Pekar, Stephen F.
Source :: Geological Society of America Bulletin. Mar2001, Vol. 113 Issue 3, p291. 14p. 2 Charts, 13 Graphs, 1 Map.
Publication Year :: 2001
Abstract: Estimates the magnitudes of changes in third-order eustasy for Oligocene sequences based on boreholes drilled on the New Jersey coastal plain. Depth range of benthic foraminiferal biofacies; Geometry of Oligocene sedimentary surfaces; Miocene record of Kirkwood Formation; Rate of fall of sea-level; Advantages of using two-dimensional backstripping approach.

Subjects :: *OLIGOCENE stratigraphic geology
*BENTHIC animals
*FOSSIL foraminifera
*GEOLOGICAL formations
KIRKWOOD Formation (N.J. & Pa.)

Language :: English
ISSN :: 00167606
Volume :: 113
Issue :: 3
Database :: Academic Search Index
Journal :: Geological Society of America Bulletin
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 4489849
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(2001)113<0291:oeftds>2.0.co;2