The Pennsylvanian-early Permian Bird Spring carbonate shelf, Southeastern California :
[Book]
fusulinid biostratigraphy, paleogeographic evolution, and tectonic implications /
Calvin H. Stevens, Paul Stone
Boulder, Colo. :
Geological Society of America,
c2007
iv, 82 p. :
ill., maps ;
28 cm
Special paper ;
429
Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-82)
Chronostratigraphic nomenclature -- Paleogeographic setting -- Stratigraphic framework -- Previous studies of fusulinids in southeastern California -- Fusilinid sample material -- Fusulinid faunas and zones : Fusulinid zone 1-6 -- Correlations : Fusulinid zone 1-6 -- Comparison of Bird Spring Shelf and Keeler Basin fusulinid faunas -- Comparison of Bird Spring Shelf and Darwin Basin fusulinid faunas -- Interpretations and discussion : General paleoenvironmental significance of fusulinids -- Fusulinid distribution ad sedimentation patterns on the Bird Spring Shelf -- Possible effects of eustatic sea-level fluctuations -- Regional paleogeographic evolution -- Tectonic interpretations and timing of the last chance thrust -- Tectonic correlations -- Summary -- Systematic paleontology -- Fusulinid plates