Follow this outline for any of the regions/time periods listed:

A)Detailed stratigraphy

B)Description of depositional environments

a.major changes in environments through time

b.evidence that supports environmental interpretations

C)Setting leading up to time of deposition

a.Tectonic basin

b.Latitude and climate

c.Unconformities and their significance

D)Tectonic and climatic interpretations based on basin fill

E)Other particularly interesting aspects of these units (case studies).

• You must cite at least 4 peer reviewed journal articles and 2 books, and these should be up-to date, pertinent references
• Some good journal articles

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin  Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences  Journal of Geology  Geology  The Geological Society of America Bulletin  Nature  Quaternary Research

 The Journal of Sedimentary Research  PALAIOS  Sedimentary Geology  The Journal of the Geological Society  Sedimentology  Economic Geology