The Ketavik Formation: A new stratigraphic unit and its implications for the Paleogene paleogeography and paleoclimate of southwestern Alaska

• Published in: Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology Vol. 295; no. 3; pp. 348 - 362
• Main Authors: Parrish, Judith Totman, Fiorillo, Anthony R., Jacobs, Bonnie F., Currano, Ellen D., Wheeler, Elisabeth A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.09.2010
• Subjects: Alaska; paleobotany; paleoclimate; Paleogene; stratigraphy; USA, Alaska, Alaska Peninsula; USA, Alaska; Paleogene; Alaska; paleobotany; paleoclimate; stratigraphy

A new formation, the Ketavik Formation, is proposed for Paleogene rocks of Katmai National Park near Brooks Camp. The type section is in an area previously mapped as the Jurassic Talkeetna Formation. The proposed formation was deposited in a fluvial environment. It is distinct from the coeval Copper...