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Soil development
Soil-forming intervals
Principles of Classification and Correlation
Categories of stratigraphic units
Cyclical units in the Kansas Pleistocene
Stratigraphical classification of Pleistocene deposits
Criteria used in Pleistocene correlation
Lithologic continuity
Petrographically distinctive volcanic ash
Molluscan faunal assemblages
Morphology and continuity of buried soils
Stratigraphic succession
Physiographic expression
Kansas in Relation to the Midcontinent Region
Pleistocene Stratigraphy in Kansas
Definition
Character and distribution
Age and correlation
Definition
Character and distribution
Age and correlation
Definition and subdivisions
Character and distribution
Age and correlation
Definition
Character and distribution
Age and correlation
Definition
Character and distribution
Age and correlation
Definition and subdivisions
Character and distribution
Age and correlation
Crete member, Sanborn formation
Loveland member, Sanborn formation
Early Wisconsinan alluvial deposits
Peoria member, Sanborn formation
Late Wisconsinan alluvial deposits
Bignell member, Sanborn formation
Molluscan faunal assemblages in Nebraskan deposits
Molluscan faunal assemblages in Kansan deposits
Molluscan faunal assemblages in Illinoian deposits
Molluscan faunal assemblages in Wisconsinan deposits
The basal or Farmdale faunal zone
The lower or Iowan faunal zone
The upper or Tazewellian faunal zone
Post-Bradyan molluscan assemblages
Summary of Pleistocene Drainage Changes
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Kansas Geological Survey, Pleistocene Geology
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