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Middle and Late Miocene Seas
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Petuch, Edward J. |
| Copyright Year | 2003 |
| Description | The late Middle Miocene to early late Miocene (Serravallian-early Tortonian Ages) was a time of dramatic marine climate degenerations and wildly-fluctuating sea levels (see Chapter 10). As a result of this climatic instability and the accompanying eustatic lows, many of the subsea basins were emergent for long periods of time. During the late Tortonian, a giant delta formed along the northwestern area of the Charlotte Subsea, producing a siliciclastic wedge that prograded southward to infill the entire western half of the Okeechobean Sea (Cunningham, et. al., 2003). This wide platform formed the base for subsequent Plio-Pleistocene reef systems and lagoonal environments. The rate of sedimentary infilling by deltas also accelerated during the Serravallian low sea level stands, causing the Charleston Sea and Albemarle Sea basins to undergo long-term emergence (Serravallian to mid-Tortonian for the Albemarle; mid-Serravallian to early Zanclean Pliocene for the Charleston). At this time, both paleoseas existed only as remnant coastal lagoon systems. For the Middle Miocene and early Late Miocene, only the Patuxent and St. Mary's Subseas of the Salisbury Sea and the Walton Subsea of the Choctaw Sea contain fossiliferous formations that are well-preserved enough to allow for paleoecological analyses. Book Name: Cenozoic Seas |
| Related Links | https://content.taylorfrancis.com/books/download?dac=C2010-0-46312-X&isbn=9780429209635&doi=10.1201/9780203495858-12&format=pdf |
| Ending Page | 150 |
| Page Count | 34 |
| Starting Page | 117 |
| DOI | 10.1201/9780203495858-12 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2003-12-29 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Cenozoic Seas Geology Middle Subsea Tortonian Serravallian To Early Miocene To Early Late Miocene |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
