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The Pennsylvanian system in the Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico, USA : stratigraphy, petrography, depositional systems, paleontology, biostratigraphy, and geologic history /

"Here, we present new and extensive data on the Pennsylvanian strata in the Sacramento Mountains [...]. Our goals here are to present new data on and to review and revise the Pennsylvanian lithostratigraphy in this area, to present new petrographic and paleontological data, and to interpret the...

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Main Authors: Lucas, Spencer G. (Author), DiMichele, William A. (Author), Krainer, Karl (Author), Barrick, James E. (Author), Vachard, Daniel (Author), Donovan, Michael P. (Paleobiologist) (Author), Looy, Cindy (Author), Kerp, Hans (Author), Chaney, Dan S. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2021.
Series:Smithsonian contributions to paleobiology ; no. 104.
Subjects:
Paleobiology > New Mexico > Sacramento Mountains.
Paleontology > New Mexico > Sacramento Mountains.
Geology > New Mexico > Sacramento Mountains.
Geology.
Paleobiology.
Paleontology.
New Mexico > Sacramento Mountains.
Online Access:Access to the digital version.
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Summary:"Here, we present new and extensive data on the Pennsylvanian strata in the Sacramento Mountains [...]. Our goals here are to present new data on and to review and revise the Pennsylvanian lithostratigraphy in this area, to present new petrographic and paleontological data, and to interpret the biostratigraphy, general nature of the depositional systems, and sedimentary environments and geological history of the Pennsylvanian strata." -- introduction, page 1.
Physical Description:ix, 215 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Bibliography:Contains bibliographical references (pages 199-212) and an index of scientific names.
ISSN:0081-0266 ;
Access:Open access