stratigraphic correlation

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• Stratigraphic Cycles — refer to the transgressive and regressive sequences bounded by unconformities in the stratagraphic record on the cratons. These cycles represent a large scale eustasy cycle since the Cambrian period with further sub divisions of those units.… …   Wikipedia

• Correlation of Stratigraphic Units of North America — The Correlation of Stratigraphic Units of North America (COSUNA) was a project of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists which resulted in the publication of sixteen correlation charts depicting modern concepts of the stratigraphy of… …   Wikipedia

• correlation — correlational, adj. /kawr euh lay sheuhn, kor /, n. 1. mutual relation of two or more things, parts, etc. 2. the act of correlating or state of being correlated. 3. Statistics. the degree to which two or more attributes or measurements on the… …   Universalium

• Tertiary Period — Interval of geologic time, 65–1. 8 million years ago. It constitutes the first of the two periods of the Cenozoic Era, the second being the Quaternary. The Tertiary has five subdivisions: (from oldest to youngest) the Paleocene, Eocene, Oligocene …   Universalium

• geology — /jee ol euh jee/, n., pl. geologies. 1. the science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical, and biological changes that the earth has undergone or is… …   Universalium

• Geology of Alderley Edge — Infobox Mountain Name = Alderley Edge Photo = Stormy Point 1993.jpg Caption = Stormy Point Elevation = 183 m (600 ft) Location = Cheshire, ENG Range = Prominence = Coordinates = Topographic OS Landranger 118 Grid ref UK = SJ870760 Grid ref… …   Wikipedia

• Trace fossil — Chirotherium footprints in a Triassic sandstone …   Wikipedia

• Biostratigraphy — is the branch of stratigraphy which focuses on correlating and assigning relative ages of rock strata by using the fossil assemblages contained within them. Usually the aim is correlation, demonstrating that a particular horizon in one geological …   Wikipedia

• Gasconadian Stage — The Gasconadian Stage is the first stage of the Ordovician geologic period in North America and of the Lower Ordovician Canadian Epoch, coming immediately after the Late Cambrian Trempealeauan and preceding the middle Canadian Demingian. The… …   Wikipedia

• Old Port Formation — Stratigraphic range: Early Devonian Ridgeley Member of the Old Port Formation Type sedimentary Unit of …   Wikipedia

• Triassic Period — Interval of geologic time, с 248–206 million years ago, that marks the beginning of the Mesozoic Era. Many new vertebrates emerged during the Triassic, heralding the major changes that were to occur in both terrestrial and marine life forms… …   Universalium