Cenozoic stratigraphy of Colorado
Map Series
55
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Abstract
As a successor to previous Colorado stratigraphy charts (MS-53 Colorado Stratigraphic Chart and MS-54 Cretaceous Stratigraphy of Colorado), this Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) publication resulted from a collaboration between the CGS, USGS, and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science (DMNS). The chart was designed to illustrate Cenozoic stratigraphy spanning the state’s many sedimentary basins. It builds upon the work of dozens of colleagues and updates Richard Pearl’s seminal 1974 stratigraphy chart. The chart leverages the community’s stratigraphic work in both the subsurface and outcrop, and depicts new geochronologic constraints for many units. To facilitate comparison of strata to external forcing factors, the chart employs a linear timescale. Each unit’s dominant depositional environment is depicted, as are major mountain building events, erosional events, and regional unconformities.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | State or Local Government Series |
| Title | Cenozoic stratigraphy of Colorado |
| Series title | Map Series |
| Series number | 55 |
| DOI | 10.58783/cgs.ms55.tagn9188 |
| Publication Date | May 01, 2025 |
| Year Published | 2025 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Colorado Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center |
| Description | 1 Plate: 45.08 x 26.30 inches |
| Larger Work Title | Map Series |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |