The sedimentological expression of transgression–regression cycles upon aeolian–marine margins

S Cross, RP Pettigrew, CL Priddy… - The Depositional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
When compared to their temperate coastal counterparts, sediments deposited and
preserved along arid aeolian to shallow‐marine margins remain relatively poorly …

The megatracksite phenomenon: implications for tetrapod palaeobiology across terrestrial-shallow-marine transitional zones

MG Lockley, CA Meyer - 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Megatracksites, popularly known as 'dinosaur Freeways' are regionally extensive,
stratigraphically restricted track-bearing sequences mainly associated with coastal plain …

Overprinted allocyclic processes by tidal resonance in an epicontinental basin: The Upper Jurassic Curtis Formation, east‐central Utah, USA

V Zuchuat, ARN Sleveland, RP Pettigrew… - The Depositional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Modern, tide‐dominated and tide‐influenced coastlines are characterized by a range of
environments, including deltas, estuaries and lagoons. However, some tide‐dominated …

Facies partitioning of fluvial, wave, and tidal influences across the shoreline-to-shelf architecture in the Western Interior Campanian Seaway, USA

KP Minor, A Wroblewski, RJ Steel, C Olariu… - 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The influence of bottom currents and tectonic activity on shelf sedimentary processes and
sand distribution remains poorly constrained. A growing body of research highlights the …

Departures from the archetypal deltaic ichnofacies

JA MacEachern, KL Bann - 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Recent work has focused on erecting new Seilacherian ichnofacies for depositional
environments subject to recurring temporal and spatial variations in physico-chemical stress …

Tidal dynamics in palaeo‐seas in response to changes in physiography, tidal forcing and bed shear stress

V Zuchuat, E Steel, RP Mulligan, DS Collins… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Simulating hydrodynamic conditions in palaeo‐ocean basins is needed to better understand
the effects of tidal forcing on the sedimentary record. When combined with sedimentary …

The distribution of theropod-dominated ichnofaunas in the Moab Megatracksite area, Utah: implications for Late Jurassic palaeobiology along an arid coast

M Lockley - Historical Biology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The Late Jurassic,'single surface'Moab Megatracksite between Green River,
Utah and the Colorado-Utah State line is associated with the sharp, colour-enhanced, inter …

Composite and diachronous stratigraphic surfaces in low-gradient, transitional settings: The J-3 “unconformity” and the Curtis Formation, east-central Utah, USA

V Zuchuat, I Midtkandal… - Journal of …, 2019 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Unconformities, by definition, correspond to erosional or nondepositional surfaces, which
separate older strata below, from younger rocks above, encapsulating significant time gaps …

Developing evolutionary models for deformation band formation in high-porosity suprasalt sandstones: An example from Paradox Basin, Utah

RC Goldsby, JR Thigpen, MB Preece… - Journal of Structural …, 2024 - Elsevier
Pervasive deformation adjacent to salt diapirs can drive significant porosity and permeability
reduction in potential reservoir units, yet predicting the intensity and spatial distribution of …

The lithostratigraphic Tidwell Member of the Morrison or Summerville Formations (Upper Jurassic)—who, what, where, when?

K Carpenter - Geology of the Intermountain West, 2022 - giw.utahgeology.org
Abstract The Tidwell Member, a lithostratigraphic unit on the Colorado Plateau, has
variously been referred to the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation or the Upper Jurassic …