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Title: Paleosols and the Cretaceous/Tertiary transition in the Big Bend region of Texas

Journal Article · · Geology; (USA)
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  1. Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock (USA)

A marked change in paleosols coincides with Cretaceous/Tertiary transition in fluvial sediments of the Big Bend region in Texas. Early Paleocene paleosols exhibit thick, black epipedons and a greater depth to the argillic and petrocalcic horizons compared to Late Cretaceous paleosols. These features and comparison with modern soils suggest that early Paleocene soils developed under conditions of higher rainfall and cooler temperatures than did Late Cretaceous soils. The change in paleosols occurs abruptly at the highest occurrence of dinosaur bones in the section.

OSTI ID:
6314554
Journal Information:
Geology; (USA), Vol. 18:4; ISSN 0091-7613
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English