Paleoecology of Upper Triassic bioherms in the Pilot Mountains, Mineral County, west-central Nevada

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Author
Cornwall, Diane Elinor
Advisor
Firby, James R.
Date
1979
Type
Thesis
Department
Geological Sciences & Engineering
Degree Level
Master's Degree
Degree Name
Geology
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Abstract
In the Pilot Mountains, Mineral County, Nevada, up to five horizons of bioherms are present within the top 76 meters of the lower member of the Upper Triassic Luning Formation.
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http://hdl.handle.net/11714/1208
Subject
paleoecology
bioherms
Pilot Mountains
Luning Formation
terrigenous carbonate rythms
mounds
sphinctozoans
corals
spongimorphids
pelecypodsl brachiopods
crinoids
echinoids
gastropods
euhaline waters
geology
paleoautecology
paleosynecology\
 
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