A comparison of the Cretaceous (Albian) Edwards Limestone bioherms of Central Texas with the Holocene Coral Reefs of Bermuda.

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dc.contributor.advisorBonem, Rena Mae.
dc.contributor.authorDamman, Adam J.
dc.contributor.departmentGeology.en_US
dc.contributor.schoolsBaylor University. Dept. of Geology.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-09-14T12:35:16Z
dc.date.available2011-09-14T12:35:16Z
dc.date.copyright2011-08
dc.date.issued2011-09-14
dc.description.abstractThe Edwards Limestone of Central Texas is comprised of numerous rudist-dominated patch reefs that are collectively referred to as the Central Texas Reef Trend. These bioherms were protected by the Stuart City barrier reefs along the Texas Gulf Coast. The Stuart City reefs have been compared with the modern barrier reefs of Australia and Belize, but there is currently no modern analog for the Central Texas bioherms. Bermuda was chosen for a modern analog study based on the existence of a protective rim reef system, its low biodiversity, and a slower reef growth rate as compared with other modern reefs. Although the patch reefs of Bermuda were determined to be “similar” to the Central Texas Edwards Limestone bioherms in many respects, the high temperatures and unique oceanographic conditions of the Cretaceous likely means that no exact modern analog for the rudist-dominated Edwards bioherms exists.en_US
dc.description.degreeM.S.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2104/8205
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
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dc.subjectEdwards Limestone.en_US
dc.subjectBermuda.en_US
dc.subjectEdwards Limestone bioherms.en_US
dc.subjectRudist bivalves.en_US
dc.subjectEdwards Limestone modern analog.en_US
dc.subjectRudists and modern corals.en_US
dc.subjectCoral Reefs of Bermuda.en_US
dc.subjectEdwards Limestone Central Texas.en_US
dc.titleA comparison of the Cretaceous (Albian) Edwards Limestone bioherms of Central Texas with the Holocene Coral Reefs of Bermuda.en_US
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