The Pennsylvanian-early Permian Bird Spring carbonate shelf, Southeastern California :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
fusulinid biostratigraphy, paleogeographic evolution, and tectonic implications /
First Statement of Responsibility
Calvin H. Stevens, Paul Stone
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Boulder, Colo. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Geological Society of America,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2007
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
iv, 82 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill., maps ;
Dimensions
28 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Special paper ;
Volume Designation
429
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-82)
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
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