Downstream-migrating fluvial point bars in the rock record

M Ghinassi, A Ielpi, M Aldinucci, M Fustic - Sedimentary Geology, 2016 - Elsevier
Classical models developed for ancient fluvial point bars are based on the assumption that
meander bends invariably increase their radius as meander-bend apices migrate in a …

Three-dimensional reconstruction of meander-belt evolution, Cretaceous McMurray Formation, Alberta foreland basin, Canada

PR Durkin, RL Boyd, SM Hubbard… - Journal of …, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The three-dimensional reconstruction of meander-belt deposits from ancient strata provides
insight into the formative processes of meander-bend evolution and paleogeographic …

A 3D forward stratigraphic model of fluvial meander-bend evolution for prediction of point-bar lithofacies architecture

N Yan, NP Mountney, L Colombera… - Computers & Geosciences, 2017 - Elsevier
Although fundamental types of fluvial meander-bend transformations–expansion,
translation, rotation, and combinations thereof–are widely recognised, the relationship …

Sandstone body character and river planform styles of the lower Eocene Willwood Formation, Bighorn Basin, Wyoming, USA

Y Wang, TF Baars, H Sahoo, JEA Storms… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The lower Eocene Willwood Formation of the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming, USA, is an
alluvial succession with a sand content varying around 25%. It has been studied intensively …

Morphodynamic evolution and stratal architecture of translating tidal point bars: Inferences from the northern Venice Lagoon (Italy)

M Ghinassi, A D'alpaos, A Gasparotto… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The widespread distribution of tidal creeks and channels that undertake meandering
behaviour in modern coasts contrasts with their limited documentation in the fossil record …

Influence of extreme and annual floods on point-bar sedimentation: Inferences from Powder River, Montana, USA

M Ghinassi, J Moody, D Martin - GSA Bulletin, 2019 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract Effects of discharge variability on point-bar sedimentation are not well documented,
although resulting changes in flow patterns are well known. This paper focuses on a …

Sinuous bar fingers of digitate shallow‐water deltas: Insights into their formative processes and deposits from integrating morphological and sedimentological studies …

Z Xu, P Plink‐Björklund, S Wu, Z Liu, W Feng… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This paper helps to address the growing need to resolve the severe loss of deltaic lands by
providing a new understanding for shallow‐water digitate delta growth. The integration of …

Morphodynamics of meandering streams devoid of plant life: Amargosa River, Death Valley, California

A Ielpi - GSA Bulletin, 2019 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Vegetation-free fluvial meanders are exceptional on modern Earth, and their abundance in
pre-Silurian rock records is debated. Whether or not landscapes devoid of plant life could …

Sequence stratigraphy, palaeogeography, and coal accumulation of the fluvio-lacustrine Middle Jurassic Xishanyao Formation in central segment of southern Junggar …

Y Li, L Shao, H Hou, Y Tang, Y Yuan, J Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
The depositional facies, sequence stratigraphy, palaeogeography, and coal accumulation in
the fluvio-lacustrine Middle Jurassic Xishanyao Formation in the central Zhunnan (central …

Grain‐size variability within a mega‐scale point‐bar system, False River, Louisiana

PD Clift, ED Olson, A Lechnowskyj, MG Moran… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Point bars formed by meandering river systems are an important class of sedimentary
deposit and are of significant economic interest as hydrocarbon reservoirs. Standard point …