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Magnitude and timing of episodic sea-level rise during the last deglaciation

January 1, 1996

A succession of elevated ridge deposits on the south Florida margin was mapped using high-resolution seismic and side-scan sonar imaging in water depths ranging from 50 to 124 m. The ridges are interpreted to be subtidal shoal complexes and paleoshorelines (eolian dune or beach) formed during the last sea-level transgression. Oolitic and skeletal grainstones and mixed skeletal-peloidal-ooid packstones were recovered using a research submersible. All of the grains are of shallow-water or intertidal origin, and both marine and nonmarine cements were identified.

Publication Year 1996
Title Magnitude and timing of episodic sea-level rise during the last deglaciation
DOI 10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0827:MATOES>2.3.CO;2
Authors S. D. Locker, A. C. Hine, L.P. Tedesco, E.A. Shinn
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Geology
Index ID 70019095
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse