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Models of marine transgression —Example from Lower Cretaceous fluvial and paralic deposits, north-central Kansas

1980; Geological Society of America; Volume: 8; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1130/0091-7613(1980)8 2.0.co;2

1943-2682

Paul C. Franks,

Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

Research Article| January 01, 1980 Models of marine transgression —Example from Lower Cretaceous fluvial and paralic deposits, north-central Kansas Paul C. Franks Paul C. Franks 1Department of Geology, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Paul C. Franks 1Department of Geology, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1980) 8 (1): 56–61. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1980)8 2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Paul C. Franks; Models of marine transgression —Example from Lower Cretaceous fluvial and paralic deposits, north-central Kansas. Geology 1980;; 8 (1): 56–61. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1980)8 2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Transgression of the Early Cretaceous Kiowa sea in north-central Kansas led to deposition and preservation of fluvial, estuarine, and lagoon or bay deposits behind Kiowa barrier systems. The fluvial, estuarine, and part of the lagoon or bay deposits compose the Longford Member of the Kiowa Formation. The member is thickest in broad valleys that were eroded into Permian bed rock prior to deposition of the Cretaceous strata. Overlying Kiowa beds include open-sea deposits of shale., and barrier-system deposits of sandstone. Transgression was not accompanied by near-shore erosion of barrier, paralic, or fluvial deposits, nor by development of transgressive disconformities within the transgressive sequence, nor by deposition of transgressive sand sheets. Progradational pulses that might account for the generation and preservation of the barrier, paralic, and fluvial deposits are not apparent in the Longford-Kiowa record. An upward gradation from fluvial deposits at the base of the member to lagoonal deposits at the top and an apparently scattered distribution of Kiowa open-sea and barrier deposits above the member indicate that rising sea level or basin subsidence was accompanied by vertical growth, eventual submergence, and stepwise landward shift of barrier systems across expanding lagoons or bays. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.