Publication: [1918] Sedimentology, provenance, and paleotectonic significance of the Cretaceous Newark Canyon Formation, Cortez Mountains, Nevada




Documented Paleocurrents


# Continental Area Stratigraphic Level Total Records Period Latitude Longitude Tectonic Plate Deposition Environment Paleocurrent Type Lithology Formation
1 North American Lower Cretaceous 8 33015 40 -115.98 North American fluvial crossbedding sandstone
2 North American Lower Cretaceous 8 33015 40 -116 North American fluvial crossbedding sandstone
3 North American Lower Cretaceous 8 33015 40.1 -115.99 North American fluvial crossbedding sandstone
4 North American Lower Cretaceous 8 33015 39.88 -116.01 North American fluvial crossbedding sandstone
5 North American Lower Cretaceous 8 33015 40 -115.99 North American fluvial crossbedding sandstone
6 North American Lower Cretaceous 8 33015 40.2 -116 North American fluvial crossbedding sandstone
7 North American Lower Cretaceous 8 33015 40.1 -116 North American fluvial crossbedding sandstone
8 North American Lower Cretaceous 8 33015 39.88 -116.01 North American fluvial crossbedding sandstone