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Geological Society, London, Special Publications; 1996; v. 104; p. 65-86;
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.104.01.06
© 1996 Geological Society of London

High resolution sequence biostratigraphy: examples from the Gulf of Mexico Plio-Pleistocene

John M. Armentrout

Mobil Exploration and Production Technical Center, PO Box 650232, Dallas, Texas 75265-0232, USA

High resolution sequence biostratigraphy provides a framework for the construction of palaeogeographic maps for each phase of relative sea-level change. The late Pliocene and Pleistocene of the Gulf of Mexico provides a case history of the integration of this methodology. The strata are abundantly fossiliferous and stratigraphically thick so that exploration well samples provide a record of glacial/interglacial cycles with a 200–300 ka frequency. The methodology developed is suitable for other stratigraphic intervals where microfossils are relatively abundant.