Publication: [1276] Sedimentology of an ancient erg margin: the Lower Jurassic Aztec Sandstone, southern Nevada and southern California




Documented Paleocurrents


# Continental Area Stratigraphic Level Total Records Period Latitude Longitude Tectonic Plate Deposition Environment Paleocurrent Type Lithology Formation
1 North American Lower Jurassic 12 32170 35 -116 North American subaerial (eolian) crossbedding sandstone
2 North American Lower Jurassic 12 32170 36.5 -115 North American subaerial (eolian) crossbedding sandstone
3 North American Lower Jurassic 12 32170 36 -114 North American subaerial (eolian) crossbedding sandstone
4 North American Triassic-Jurassic 12 31913 39.5 -111.5 North American subaerial (eolian) crossbedding sandstone
5 North American Triassic-Jurassic 12 31913 42 -111 North American subaerial (eolian) crossbedding sandstone
6 North American Triassic-Jurassic 12 31913 40.9 -108.8 North American subaerial (eolian) crossbedding sandstone
7 North American Triassic-Jurassic 12 31913 40 -110 North American subaerial (eolian) crossbedding sandstone
8 North American Triassic-Jurassic 12 31911 37 -111.5 North American subaerial (eolian) crossbedding sandstone
9 North American Triassic-Jurassic 12 31911 37.2 -112.8 North American subaerial (eolian) crossbedding sandstone
10 North American Triassic-Jurassic 12 31911 36.5 -111 North American subaerial (eolian) crossbedding sandstone
11 North American Triassic-Jurassic 12 31911 38 -110 North American subaerial (eolian) crossbedding sandstone