continental sediments
11Cyclic sediments — (also called rhythmic sediments[1]) are sequences of sedimentary rocks that are characterised by repetitive patterns of different rock types (strata) within the sequence. Cyclic sediments can be identified as either autocyclic or allocyclic, and… …
12Talus continental — Étage bathyal Étagement bathymétrique Étage supérieur Étage circalittoral Limite supérieure Rebord du plateau continental Étage inférieur Plaine abyssale Limite infér …
13Glacis Continental — Le glacis continental est une zone sous marine de la plaine abyssale bombée située au pied du talus continental. Le glacis continental est formé par les sédiments qui descendent avec des vitesses variables le long du talus continental. Le glacis… …
14Glacis continental — Le glacis continental est une zone sous marine de la plaine abyssale bombée située au pied du talus continental. Le glacis continental est formé par les sédiments qui descendent avec des vitesses variables le long du talus continental. Le glacis… …
15Geology of the Iberian Peninsula — The geology of the Iberian Peninsula consists of the study of the rock formations on the Iberian Peninsula, which includes Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and Gibraltar. The peninsula contains rocks from every age from Ediacaran to Recent, and almost… …
16Jurassic Period — Interval of geologic time, 206–144 million years ago, that is one of the three major divisions of the Mesozoic Era, preceded by the Triassic Period and followed by the Cretaceous. During the Jurassic, Pangea began to break up into the present day …
17Africa — /af ri keuh/, n. 1. a continent S of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. 551,000,000; ab. 11,700,000 sq. mi. (30,303,000 sq. km). adj. 2. African. * * * I Second largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea,… …
18Oceanic trench — Oceanic crust is formed at an oceanic ridge, while the lithosphere is subducted back into the asthenosphere at trenches. The oceanic trenches are hemispheric scale long but narrow topographic depressions of the sea floor. They are also the… …
19Triassic Period — Interval of geologic time, с 248–206 million years ago, that marks the beginning of the Mesozoic Era. Many new vertebrates emerged during the Triassic, heralding the major changes that were to occur in both terrestrial and marine life forms… …
20Sedimentary rock — Middle Triassic marginal marine sequence of siltstones (below) and limestones (above), Virgin Formation, southwestern Utah, USA Sedimentary rock are types of rock that are formed by the deposition of material at the Earth s surface and within… …
