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Limestone depositional sequences on shelves and ramps: modern and ancient
Author(s) -
AHR WAYNE
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
geology today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.188
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1365-2451
pISSN - 0266-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2451.1985.tb00292.x
Subject(s) - sedimentary depositional environment , geology , sedimentary rock , trace fossil , paleontology , sedimentary structures , carbonate , sequence (biology) , structural basin , materials science , biology , metallurgy , genetics
Environmental processes such as tides, waves, storms, drought and flood leave tell–tale responses in sedimentary deposits. Careful study of modern environments and their standard depositional sequences has led to sophisticated reconstruction of ancient sedimentary environments. Only recently have ‘ideal’ carbonate rock sequences been constructed and used to interpret geological history. When the lateral array of contemporaneous carbonate sequences is known, it becomes possible to trace the evolutionary history of continents and ocean basins.