Paleosols of the upper Paleozoic Sangre de Cristo Formation, north-central New Mexico: Record of early Permian palaeoclimate in tropical Pangaea

Paleosols of the upper Paleozoic Sangre de Cristo Formation, north-central New Mexico: Record of early Permian palaeoclimate in tropical Pangaea

The lower Permian (Wolfcampian) Sangre de Cristo Formation of northern New Mexico consists of silty mudstones and laterally discontinuous sandstones deposited on an aggrading alluvial plain. Locally, mudstones display a variety of pedogenic features. Common mudstone fabrics vary from platy to prisma...

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Main Authors: Lawrence H. Tanner, Spencer G. Lucas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of Palaeogeography
Subjects:
Sangre de Cristo Formation
Wolfcampian
Vertisol
Argillisol
Calcisol
Protosol
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095383616300761

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