Lahontan shoreline
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The Lahontan shoreline is a prominent ancient beach and wave-cut terrace system marking former high stands of Pleistocene Lake Lahontan across the Great Basin of the western United States.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient shoreline
ⓘ
geomorphological feature ⓘ paleoshoreline ⓘ wave-cut terrace system ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pleistocene epoch
ⓘ
glacial–interglacial climate cycles ⓘ pluvial lake conditions ⓘ |
| chronologyDeterminedBy |
U-series dating of carbonates
ⓘ
radiocarbon dating of shoreline deposits ⓘ tephrochronology ⓘ |
| composedOf |
beach gravels
ⓘ
nearshore sands ⓘ wave-worked sediments ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeTo | modern valley floors ⓘ |
| evidenceFor |
former extent of Lake Lahontan
ⓘ
late Quaternary paleoclimate in Great Basin ⓘ past lake-level fluctuations ⓘ |
| formedBy | Pleistocene Lake Lahontan highstands ⓘ |
| formedByProcess |
shoreline abrasion
ⓘ
wave deposition ⓘ wave erosion ⓘ |
| formedDuring | late Pleistocene ⓘ |
| foundIn |
California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
barrier bars
ⓘ
beach ridges ⓘ spits ⓘ strandlines ⓘ tombolos ⓘ wave-cut benches ⓘ wave-cut cliffs ⓘ |
| influences | modern landscape of the Great Basin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | older alluvial fan surfaces ⓘ |
| partOf | Lake Lahontan system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bonneville shoreline
ⓘ
Lake Bonneville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Quaternary geologists
ⓘ
geomorphologists ⓘ paleoclimatologists ⓘ |
| usedFor |
dating lake highstands
ⓘ
reconstructing paleolake levels ⓘ |
| visibleAt |
Black Rock Desert region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carson Desert region NERFINISHED ⓘ Pyramid Lake region NERFINISHED ⓘ Walker Lake region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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