Alessandro Grippo, Ph.D. A few concepts of sedimentology and stratigraphy, illustrated   carbonate compensation depth (c.c.d.) Last Updated  •  July 10, 2009    drawing: © Alessandro Grippo, 2009   chronostratigraphy and lithostratigraphy: time units and rock units Last Updated  •  July 10, 2009    from: © Steven Stanley, Earth System History (2nd ed.), Freeman and Company, 2005   biozones Last Updated  •  July 10, 2009    from: © Angela L. Coe (ed.), The Sedimentary record of Sea-Level Change, Cambridge University Press, 2003   the magnetic polarity scale Last Updated  •  July 10, 2009    from: © Steven Stanley, Earth System History (2nd ed.), Freeman and Company, 2005   Milankovitch cycles Last Updated  •  July 10, 2009    from: © Angela L. Coe (ed.), The Sedimentary record of Sea-Level Change, Cambridge University Press, 2003 Back to the Top | Back to the Images and Notes Page | Back to the Home Page © Alessandro Grippo, 1994-2009 Los Angeles, California