Does Altonian drift exist in Pennsylvania and New Jersey?

Auteurs :
RIDGE, J. C.
BRAUN, D. D.
EVENSON, E. B.

Description :
In this paper the AA. present evidence extending from the Delaware Valley in New Jersey to the Salamanca Reentrant in southwestern New York that casts doubt on the presence of mapped Altonian deposits beyond the Woodfordian limit and supports the conclusion that Altonian (oxygen isotope stage 4) ice was not as extensive as Woodfordian (oxygen isotope stage 2) ice.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Quaternary research, issn : 0033-5894, 1990, vol. 33, n°. 2, p. 253-258, Références bibliographiques : 28 réf.

Date :
1990

Editeur :
Pays édition : Etats-Unis, San Diego, CA, Elsevier