A High-Resolution Palynological Analysis of the St. Stephens Quarry, Alabama: Locating the Eocene-Oligocene Boundary and Characterizing the Environmental Changes Across the Margin

The Eocene-Oligocene (E-O) transition is a key interval in geological history because it marks a major change in Earths climate and because these strata are also popular oil targets in the Gulf Coast. E-O sequences in Alabama are stratigraphically complex. The St. Stephens Quarry (SSQ) in Alabama is...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jensen, Kevin
Other Authors: Warny, Sophie
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2012
Subjects:
Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-04102012-103841/