The cretaceous period
The breakup of the former Pangea supercontinent culminated in the modern drifting
continents. Increased rifting caused the establishment of the Atlantic Ocean in the middle …
continents. Increased rifting caused the establishment of the Atlantic Ocean in the middle …
Detrital zircon record of magmatism and sediment dispersal across the North American Cordilleran arc system (28–48° N)
As zircon U-Pb geochronology has become a leading method in sediment provenance
studies and basin analysis over the past 20 years, the volume of detrital zircon data made …
studies and basin analysis over the past 20 years, the volume of detrital zircon data made …
Calibrating the zenith of dinosaur diversity in the Campanian of the Western Interior Basin by CA-ID-TIMS U–Pb geochronology
The spectacular fossil fauna and flora preserved in the Upper Cretaceous terrestrial strata of
North America's Western Interior Basin record an exceptional peak in the diversification of …
North America's Western Interior Basin record an exceptional peak in the diversification of …
Shoreline evolution in the Late Cretaceous North American Cordilleran foreland basin: an exemplar of the combined influence of tectonics, sea level, and sediment …
The stratigraphic record from the North American Cordilleran foreland basin (CFB) serves as
a critical archive of how tectonics, sea level, and sediment supply interacted throughout the …
a critical archive of how tectonics, sea level, and sediment supply interacted throughout the …
Detrital zircon age constraints for the Winton Formation, Queensland: contextualizing Australia's Late Cretaceous dinosaur faunas
The Winton Formation provides an important snapshot of Australia's late Mesozoic terrestrial
biota, boasting a vertebrate fauna that includes dinosaurs, crocodyliforms, aquatic …
biota, boasting a vertebrate fauna that includes dinosaurs, crocodyliforms, aquatic …
Tyrant dinosaur evolution tracks the rise and fall of Late Cretaceous oceans
The Late Cretaceous (∼ 95–66 million years ago) western North American landmass of
Laramidia displayed heightened non-marine vertebrate diversity and intracontinental …
Laramidia displayed heightened non-marine vertebrate diversity and intracontinental …
A New Troodontid Theropod, Talos sampsoni gen. et sp. nov., from the Upper Cretaceous Western Interior Basin of North America
Background Troodontids are a predominantly small-bodied group of feathered theropod
dinosaurs notable for their close evolutionary relationship with Avialae. Despite a diverse …
dinosaurs notable for their close evolutionary relationship with Avialae. Despite a diverse …
The California River and its role in carving Grand Canyon
B Wernicke - Bulletin, 2011 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Recently published thermochronological and paleoelevation studies in the Grand Canyon
region, combined with sedimentary provenance data in both the coastal and interior portions …
region, combined with sedimentary provenance data in both the coastal and interior portions …
[HTML][HTML] Pennaraptoran theropod dinosaurs past progress and new frontiers
This chapter will cover clade definitions, the relationships within clades as well as the
occasional controversial relationships between different clades. Phylogenies arising from a …
occasional controversial relationships between different clades. Phylogenies arising from a …
Provenance of the Paleogene Colton Formation (Uinta Basin) and Cretaceous–Paleogene provenance evolution in the Utah foreland: Evidence from U-Pb ages of …
WR Dickinson, TF Lawton, M Pecha… - …, 2012 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The fluviodeltaic Colton Formation (Late Paleocene–Early Eocene) forms a lobate
depositional system that prograded from the south into the Laramide Uinta Basin of …
depositional system that prograded from the south into the Laramide Uinta Basin of …