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Paleoecology and Taphonomy of Recent to Pleistocene Intertidal Deposits, Gulf of California

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2017

Karl W. Flessa  and
A. A. Ekdale
Karl W. Flessa
Affiliation:
Department of Geosciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721
A. A. Ekdale
Affiliation:
Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
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The purpose of this field trip is to examine sedimentary environments, fauna, and Pleistocene deposits in the northeastern Gulf of California. The coastal area experiences tides of up to 8 meters in amplitude, the Gulf harbors a rich invertebrate fauna, especially molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms, and the arid climate of the region makes for a distinctive sedimentary regime. Adjacent fossiliferous Pleistocene deposits provide a glimpse into both ancient habitats and taphonomic processes. In short, the area is an excellent natural laboratory – a laboratory for the study of Recent animal-sediment relations, sedimentary processes, and taphonomy.

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The Paleontological Society Special Publications , Volume 2: Paleoecology and Taphonomy of Pleistocene to Recent Intertidal Deposits, Gulf of California , 1987 , pp. 2 - 33
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Copyright © 1987 Paleontological Society 

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