Paleoenvironmental and geoarchaeologic implications of late Quaternary sediments and paleosols : north-central to southwestern San Juan Basin, New Mexico

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)



Description :
Soil/sediment relationships from the West Fork of Gallegos Canyon near Farmington, to the Manuelito Plateau northwest of Gallup, provide insight into the Late Pleistocene and Holocene history of the north-central to southwestern San Juan Basin. Soil formation suggests 6 widespread episodes of land-surface stability with 6 paleosols. The radiocarbon data from 33 dated localities and the soil/stratigraphic relationships from 8 localities with the most complete and/or datable soil/sediment records are discussed in this paper.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geomorphology (Amsterdam), issn : 0169-555X, 1997, vol. 21, n°. 2, p. 107-138, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 3 p.

Date :
1997

Editeur :
Pays édition : Pays-Bas, Amsterdam, Elsevier