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Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology
Vol. 33 (1985), No. 4. (December), Pages 479-482

The Distribution and Significance of Lower Devonian Carbonate Buildups in Time and Space

Gary P. Smith

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A total of 37 Lower Devonian carbonate buildups have been documented world wide, the buildups increasing numerically through Early Devonian time, from 9 in the Gedinnian and 8 in the Siegenian to 20 in the Emsian. This change is best explained by an increase in the number of potential sites available for reef growth, due to a transgression caused by a eustatic sea-level rise. The spatial distribution of these buildups can be used to evaluate differing versions of continental positionings in the Early Devonian.


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