| Abstract: | Recognition of alkaline, saline-lake deposits in the Morrison Formation significantly alters interpretations of depositional environments of this formation, and it also has important implications for paleoclimatic interpretation. Late Jurassic climate was apparently much more arid than had previously been thought. In fact, sedimentologic evidence suggests that the lake basin was typically dry for extended periods and enjoyed only brief wet intervals. This conclusion has important consequences for environmental interpretation of the habitat that was favorable for large herbivorous dinosaurs, which thrived in the Late Jurassic. -from Authors |
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| Citation Author: | Turner, C. E.; Fishman, N. S. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Geological Society of America Bulletin |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Jurassic Lake T‘oo‘dichi‘: a large alkaline, saline lake, Morrison Formation, eastern Colorado Plateau; 1991; Article; Journal; Geological Society of America Bulletin; Turner, C. E.; Fishman, N. S. |
| Citation Start Page: | 538 |
| Citation Volume: | 103 |
| Citation Year: | 1991 |
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| Text: | Jurassic Lake T‘oo‘dichi‘: a large alkaline, saline lake, Morrison Formation, eastern Colorado Plateau; 1991; Article; Journal; Geological Society of America Bulletin; Turner, C. E.; Fishman, N. S. |
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| Date Other: | Tue, 1 Jan 1991 00:00 -0600 |
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