Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The plane of stratification or bedding in a sedimentary series of rocks. It marks the surface upon which each succeeding layer of sediment was deposited, and, unless subsequently disturbed, is usually almost level.
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In 1972, Horodyski discovered a fossil he referred to as “problematic bedding-plane markings, each resembling a string of flat beads” near Apikuni Mountain formerly Appekunny Mountain; Horodyski, 1982a, 1983a, 1985a, 1993a,b.
Archive 2008-08-01 ReBecca Foster 2008
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In 1972, Horodyski discovered a fossil he referred to as “problematic bedding-plane markings, each resembling a string of flat beads” near Apikuni Mountain formerly Appekunny Mountain; Horodyski, 1982a, 1983a, 1985a, 1993a,b.
Glacier National Park Geology & Paleontology: Part 3 - Appekunny and Grinnell ReBecca Foster 2008
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Horodyski, R.J., 1982a, Problematic bedding-plane markings from the Middle Proterozoic Appekunny Argillite, Belt Supergroup, Northwestern Montana: Journal of Paleontology, v. 56, p.
Archive 2008-08-01 ReBecca Foster 2008
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Horodyski, R.J., 1982a, Problematic bedding-plane markings from the Middle Proterozoic Appekunny Argillite, Belt Supergroup, Northwestern Montana: Journal of Paleontology, v. 56, p.
Archive 2008-09-01 ReBecca Foster 2008
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Horodyski, R.J., 1982a, Problematic bedding-plane markings from the Middle Proterozoic Appekunny Argillite, Belt Supergroup, Northwestern Montana: Journal of Paleontology, v. 56, p.
Glacier National Park Geology & Paleontology: Part 3 - Appekunny and Grinnell ReBecca Foster 2008
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Horodyski, R.J., 1982a, Problematic bedding-plane markings from the Middle Proterozoic Appekunny Argillite, Belt Supergroup, Northwestern Montana: Journal of Paleontology, v. 56, p.
Glacier National Park Geology & Paleontology: Part 5 - Snowslip & Shepard ReBecca Foster 2008
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