Eocene-Oligocene sea-level changes on the New Jersey coastal plain linked to the deep-sea record

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Research Article| March 01, 1990 Eocene-Oligocene sea-level changes on the New Jersey coastal plain linked to the deep-sea record KENNETH G. MILLER; KENNETH G. MILLER 1Department of Geological Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 089032Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar DENNIS V. KENT; DENNIS V. KENT 2Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar ANDREW N. BROWER; ANDREW N. BROWER 2Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar LAUREL M. BYBELL; LAUREL M. BYBELL 3U.S Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia 22092 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar MARK D. FEIGENSON; MARK D. FEIGENSON 1Department of Geological Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar RICHARD K. OLSSON; RICHARD K. OLSSON 1Department of Geological Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar RICHARD Z. POORE RICHARD Z. POORE 3U.S Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia 22092 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information KENNETH G. MILLER 1Department of Geological Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 089032Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964 DENNIS V. KENT 2Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964 ANDREW N. BROWER 2Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964 LAUREL M. BYBELL 3U.S Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia 22092 MARK D. FEIGENSON 1Department of Geological Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903 RICHARD K. OLSSON 1Department of Geological Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903 RICHARD Z. POORE 3U.S Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia 22092 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin (1990) 102 (3): 331–339. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1990)102<0331:EOSLCO>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation KENNETH G. MILLER, DENNIS V. KENT, ANDREW N. BROWER, LAUREL M. BYBELL, MARK D. FEIGENSON, RICHARD K. OLSSON, RICHARD Z. POORE; Eocene-Oligocene sea-level changes on the New Jersey coastal plain linked to the deep-sea record. GSA Bulletin 1990;; 102 (3): 331–339. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1990)102<0331:EOSLCO>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract We use magnetostratigraphy and Sr-isotope stratigraphy to improve stratigraphic control for the Eocene to Oligocene of the New Jersey coastal plain (ACGS4 borehole). Magnetostratigraphy in many cases is complicated in outcrop sections of shallow-water (<200 m paleodepth) sediments by low remanence and weathering; we minimize these problems by analyzing large samples obtained from the ACGS4 borehole and construct a firm magnetochronology for the early to middle Eocene. Sr-isotope stratigraphy confirms biostratigraphic evidence for a previously unknown uppermost Eocene to lowermost Oligocene unit and delineates a "middle" Oligocene hiatus that is unresolvabie using biostratigraphy alone. We recognize hiatuses and associated unconformities on the New Jersey margin near the lower Eocene/middle Eocene boundary, within the middle Eocene, and in the "middle" Oligocene and correlate these events with similar hiatuses observed in other continental-shelf, slope, and epicontinental settings. In addition, a hiatus probably occurred near the middle Eocene/upper Eocene boundary. We conclude that the interregional distribution of these Eocene-Oligocene hiatuses indicates a global cause: eustatic change. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.