Reconstructing the Paleoenvironments of the Horseshoe Canyon Formation
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Overview
Syllabus
Intro
OVERVIEW
STUDY AREA
LATE CRETACEOUS DRUMHELLER
THE HORSESHOE CANYON FORMATION
UNIT 1
UNIT 3
UNIT 5
METHODOLOGIES
MODERN SOILS
ANCIENT SOILS
IN THE FIELD
OBSTACLES TO FIELD WORK
WHY STUDY PALEOSOLS?
SOILS AS PALEOENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS
PETROGRAPHIC STUDY
GEOCHEMISTRY
PALEOSOLS OF THE HORSESHOE CANYON FM.
POORLY-DRAINED PALEOSOLS
WELL-DRAINED PALEOSOLS
MODERATELY DRAINED PALEOSOLS
UNIT 2
SUBTROPICAL FOREST
UNIT 4
THE FAUNAL TURNOVER
FAUNAL ASSEMBLAGE
NEW DISCOVERIES
CONCLUSIONS (1/3)
CONCLUSION (2/3)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology