Lithostratigraphy, microlithofacies, and conodont biostratigraphy and biofacies of the Wahoo Limestone (Carboniferous), eastern Sadlerochit Mountains, Northeast Brooks Range, Alaska
Professional Paper
1568
By: A.P. Krumhardt, A. G. Harris, and K.F. Watts
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Abstract
The lithostratigraphy, microlithofacies, and conodonts are described in a key section of the Wahoo Limestone (Middle Carboniferous); this unit forms a hydrocarbon reservoir at Prudhoe Bay. The Wahoo was deposited in a range of environments on the inner part of a high-energy carbonate ramp. Microfacies and conodont biofacies used together refine paleoenvironmental interpretations. Only 24 conodont species distributed among 14 genera were recognized in a section that spans about 10 million years. Significant conodont collections from the Wahoo across the Northeast Brooks Range are described in an appendix.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Lithostratigraphy, microlithofacies, and conodont biostratigraphy and biofacies of the Wahoo Limestone (Carboniferous), eastern Sadlerochit Mountains, Northeast Brooks Range, Alaska |
| Series title | Professional Paper |
| Series number | 1568 |
| DOI | 10.3133/pp1568 |
| Edition | - |
| Year Published | 1996 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Description | 70 p.; 3 plates in pocket |
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