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Journal of the Geological Society; 1988; v. 145; issue.5; p. 847-857;
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.145.5.0847
© 1988 Geological Society of London

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Early Carboniferous floodplain deposits from South Wales: a case study of the controls on palaeosol development

V. P. WRIGHT & D. ROBINSON

Department of Geology, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queen’s Road, Bristol BS8 1RJ, UK

Two palaeosol sequences are described from early Carboniferous floodplain deposits from South Wales, which exhibit a complex series of pedogenic profiles. Soil types recognized include vertic Aridisols and Entisols, as well as dolomite-bearing Sulphaquents. The sequential and lateral changes in these soil types are interpreted as due to both intrinsic factors, such as channel avulsion and changing proximity to channel belts (causing changes in sedimentation rates), and extrinsic factors, such as possible climatic changes and a marine transgression.