A sequence stratigraphic model for the Lower Coal Measures (Upper Carboniferous) of the Ruhr district, north‐west Germany

The Holocene relative sea-level curve for the tidal basin of the barrier island Langeoog, German Bight, Southern North Sea

“…Moreover, channels potentially provide very local amphibic conditions which may have caused fen growth. Thus, the evaluation of the stratigraphic significance of peat horizons (Süss et al, 2001) was assisted by correlation of cores in profile sections and by interpretation of seismic profiles. …”

Climatic Influences on Upper Carboniferous (Serpukhovian to Mid-Bashkirian) Sedimentary Sequences in the UK Pennine and Other European Basins

“…This does not just relate to variable sea-level fluctuations, but also suggests synchronous climatic variation in different fluvial catchment areas. Major marine bands from G. cumbriense in the late Namurian to A. amaliae in the Langsettian, the majority of them with two or three thickshelled goniatite horizons, occur in every fourth cyclothem, suggesting a possible long eccentricity beat, as also proposed by [16] and [19]. The suggested climatic history outlined above is complex, not surprising over a period of at least 12 My.…”

“…Two types of delta sequence are recognized [15] [16]. Mouth-bar dominated delta sequences, not dissimilar to the Type 1 delta sequences in the Caledonian fluvial system, are the primary progradational features (Figure 7(C)).…”

“…In M8 (R2b5) there was major progradation into the Staffordshire Basin towards the end of the deposition of this cyclothem [74]. In the Ruhr Basin there are two coarse-grained channel sands, the Kaisberg Conglomerate in M7 and Sengsbänksgen Conglomerate in M8, the latter interpreted as an incised valley fill [15] [16].…”

“…through into the Langsettian [27] [28] [29], which allows correlation with the Pennine Basin succession. Although there are only a small number of modern sedimentology and sequence-stratigraphy studies available [15] [16], high rates of subsidence provide a lot of detail on intra-cycle events, which are less evident in other more slowly subsiding basins. Other sedimentary basins which provide useful data through parts of the sequence include various basins in Ireland, plus sedimentary basins in Scotland.…”