Abstract
The Passage Beds are part of Upper Jurassic, Lower Oxfordian strata exposed at Filey Brigg. The Passage Beds can be classified into five different units, based on petrographic, stratigraphic, and paleontological analysis as opposed to previous studies that only separate it into two units. These units are storm deposits that washed in shelly and reef debris during a time of little sediment accumulation at Filey Brigg. The sedimentation in the Jurassic Cleveland Basin was influenced by tectonic upflif, creating a regressive low-sea level stand during a period of sea level rise.
Advisor
Wilson, Mark
Department
Geology
Recommended Citation
Mann, Meredith E., "Paleoecology and Depositional Environments of the Passage Beds Member (Upper Jurassic, North Yorkshire, England)" (2016). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 6991.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/6991
Disciplines
Geology
Keywords
Paleoecology
Publication Date
2016
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
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