Carbonate deposition in an ephemeral siliciclastic alluvial system: Jurassic Shuttle Meadow Formation, Newark Supergroup, Hartford Basin, USA

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology - Tập 140 - Trang 161-184 - 1998
E.H Gierlowski-Kordesch1
1Department of Geological Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701-2979, USA

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