Foraminiferal and sedimentological evidence far uplift of the deep-sea floor, Gorda Rise, northeastern Pacific

Authors

Gerald A. Fowler, Department of Oceanography, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331
L. D. Kulm, Department of Oceanography, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331

Abstract

Displaced benthic Foraminifera in semiconsolidated clayey sandstone from the Gorda Rise provide evidence for uplift of the deep-sea floor. The sediment was deposited by turbidity currents on the floor of the Escanaba Trough (the axial valley of the Gorda Rise) from a sublittoral source on the continental margin to the east....

Recommended Citation

Fowler, Gerald A., and L. D. Kulm. 1970. "Foraminiferal and sedimentological evidence far uplift of the deep-sea floor, Gorda Rise, northeastern Pacific." Journal of Marine Research 28, (3). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal_of_marine_research/1190