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Cenozoic unconformities and depositional supersequences of North Atlantic continental margins: Testing the Vail model

January 1, 1987

Integrated outcrop, borehole, and seismic reflection stratigraphy from the U.S. and Irish margins of the North Atlantic basin reveals a framework of Cenozoic depositional supersequences and interregional unconformities that resembles the Vail depositional model. Paleo-bathymetric and paleoceanographic analyses of associated microfossil assemblages indicate a genetic link between the depositional framework and the relative position of sea level.

Publication Year 1987
Title Cenozoic unconformities and depositional supersequences of North Atlantic continental margins: Testing the Vail model
DOI 10.1130/0091-7613(1987)15<159:CUADSO>2.0.CO;2
Authors C. Wylie Poag, Lauck W. Ward
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Geology
Index ID 70137259
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Coastal and Marine Geology Program