Deciphering Depositional Environments in the Pre-Vegetation Rock Record

This course is a companion seminar to GEOLSCI 258, in which we will explore and discuss the ambiguities of existing facies models for fluvial, eolian, and near-shore depositional environments in the pre-vegetation sedimentary record. Our goal will be to formulate new quantitative criteria for more robust paleoenvironmental interpretations of pre-vegetation sedimentary rocks. Students in the class should also enroll in GEOLSCI 258 (or have attended an equivalent course).