Eocene Geology

  1. Eocene Stratigraphy and Sedimentary Systems
    1. Stratigraphic Principles
      1. Biostratigraphy
        1. Planktonic Foraminifera
          1. Zonation Schemes
            1. Index Species
              1. Evolutionary Patterns
              2. Calcareous Nannofossils
                1. Biostratigraphic Markers
                  1. Correlation Methods
                    1. Preservation Factors
                    2. Dinoflagellates
                      1. Palynological Zonation
                        1. Environmental Indicators
                          1. Geographic Distribution
                          2. Larger Foraminifera
                            1. Shallow Marine Indicators
                              1. Regional Correlations
                            2. Magnetostratigraphy
                              1. Magnetic Polarity Time Scale
                                1. Reversal Patterns
                                  1. Correlation Techniques
                                    1. Resolution Limitations
                                    2. Chemostratigraphy
                                      1. Stable Isotope Stratigraphy
                                        1. Carbon Isotopes
                                          1. Oxygen Isotopes
                                            1. Strontium Isotopes
                                            2. Trace Element Profiles
                                              1. Organic Geochemistry
                                            3. Marine Depositional Systems
                                              1. Deep Marine Environments
                                                1. Pelagic Sedimentation
                                                  1. Calcareous Oozes
                                                    1. Siliceous Oozes
                                                      1. Clay Deposition
                                                      2. Turbidite Systems
                                                        1. Contourite Deposits
                                                        2. Shallow Marine Environments
                                                          1. Carbonate Platforms
                                                            1. Nummulitic Limestones
                                                              1. Reef Systems
                                                                1. Lagoon Deposits
                                                                2. Siliciclastic Shelves
                                                                  1. Storm Deposits
                                                                    1. Tidal Systems
                                                                      1. Deltaic Environments
                                                                    2. Marginal Marine Systems
                                                                      1. Estuarine Deposits
                                                                        1. Coastal Plain Sediments
                                                                          1. Barrier Island Systems
                                                                        2. Continental Depositional Systems
                                                                          1. Fluvial Systems
                                                                            1. Channel Deposits
                                                                              1. Floodplain Sediments
                                                                                1. Paleosol Development
                                                                                2. Lacustrine Systems
                                                                                  1. Lake Basin Types
                                                                                    1. Sediment Facies
                                                                                      1. Preservation Conditions
                                                                                      2. Alluvial Fan Systems
                                                                                        1. Eolian Systems
                                                                                        2. Notable Formations and Localities
                                                                                          1. North American Formations
                                                                                            1. Green River Formation
                                                                                              1. Depositional Environment
                                                                                                1. Fossil Preservation
                                                                                                  1. Economic Resources
                                                                                                    1. Research Significance
                                                                                                    2. Wasatch Formation
                                                                                                      1. Mammalian Fossils
                                                                                                        1. Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction
                                                                                                          1. Stratigraphic Framework
                                                                                                          2. Bridger Formation
                                                                                                            1. Uinta Formation
                                                                                                            2. European Formations
                                                                                                              1. London Clay Formation
                                                                                                                1. Lithology and Facies
                                                                                                                  1. Fossil Content
                                                                                                                    1. Paleoenvironmental Interpretation
                                                                                                                    2. Paris Basin Deposits
                                                                                                                      1. Hampshire Basin Sequence
                                                                                                                      2. Other Global Localities
                                                                                                                        1. Messel Pit (Germany)
                                                                                                                          1. Preservation Mechanisms
                                                                                                                            1. Fossil Diversity
                                                                                                                              1. Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction
                                                                                                                              2. Monte Bolca (Italy)
                                                                                                                                1. Fur Formation (Denmark)

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