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Geologic event in which sea level rises relative to the land
A marine transgression is a geologic event where sea level rises relative to the land and the shoreline moves toward higher ground, resulting in flooding
Marine_transgression
Geologic event in which sea level falls relative to the land
seafloor are exposed during a drop in sea level. The opposite event, marine transgression, occurs when flooding from the sea covers previously-exposed land
Marine_regression
Last major marine transgression across the North American craton
The Tejas sequence was the last major marine transgression across the North American craton. Following the late Cretaceous regression that ended the Zuñi
Tejas_sequence
Cratonic sequence in North America
late Proterozoic through the early Ordovician periods, though the marine transgression did not begin in earnest until the middle Cambrian. It is one of
Sauk_sequence
the Pontic–Caspian steppe—marine lowlands (marine transgressions), river valleys (outburst floods), marine transgressions (thermokarst lakes) and slopes
Epoch_of_Extreme_Inundations
Geographical region in South America
subject to a marine transgression, which might have temporarily linked the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, as inferred from the findings of marine invertebrate
Patagonia
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up transgression in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Transgression may refer to: Sin, transgression against divine law or the law of deities Crime
Transgression
Earth's most severe extinction event
of warming, the main rapid warming event is also associated with marine transgression rather than regression; the former would not normally have initiated
Permian–Triassic extinction event
Permian–Triassic_extinction_event
Shallow sea within continental land areas
to a marine transgression. The transgression might have temporarily linked the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, as inferred from the findings of marine invertebrate
Inland_sea
Current geological epoch
East Africa and raised lake levels. Around 800 AD, or 1,150 BP, a marine transgression occurred in southeastern Africa; in the Lake Lungué basin, this sea
Holocene
Land feature
glacial erosion, glacial meltwater, glacial deposition, marine sediment, marine transgressions, volcanoes, divergent boundaries or river sedimentation
Peninsula
The Tippecanoe sequence was the cratonic sequence or the marine transgression following the Sauk sequence; it extended from roughly the Middle Ordovician
Tippecanoe_sequence
First subperiod of the Carboniferous Period
exposed in the Mississippi Valley. The Mississippian was a period of marine transgression in the Northern Hemisphere: the sea level was so high that only the
Mississippian_(geology)
Thin strata that span a large time interval
during the maximum marine transgression. During the maximum marine transgression, shoreline advances landward furthest and the marine environments usually
Condensed_sections
Enclosed bay in which the city of Venice is situated
Lagoon was formed about six to seven thousand years ago, when the marine transgression following the Ice Age flooded the upper Adriatic coastal plain. Deposition
Venetian_Lagoon
Ice Age-era river now submerged by the Persian Gulf
Kennett, Douglas J.; Kennett, James P. (2007), "Influence of Holocene marine transgression and climate change on cultural evolution in southern Mesopotamia"
Ur_Schatt
Topics referred to by the same term
memories of previous lives Marine regression, coastal advance due to falling sea level, the opposite of marine transgression Regression (medicine), a characteristic
Regression
Site of the largest known collection of pyramids, in Egypt
surrounding region appears to originate from a major Early Pliocene-aged marine transgression potentially linked to the Zanclean flood, which eroded much of the
Giza_Plateau
2000 Danish animated film
eccentric but kindly marine biologist. Reasoning that climate change will melt the polar icecaps to produce marine transgression within the next century
Help!_I'm_a_Fish
Second period of the Mesozoic Era
between Gondwana and Asia. At the end of the Triassic, there was a marine transgression in Europe, flooding most parts of central and western Europe transforming
Jurassic
Structure extending into a body of water to alter water flow
Ingression coast Large-scale coastal behaviour Longshore drift Marine regression Marine transgression Raised shoreline Rip current Rocky shore Sea cave Sea foam
Groyne
First geological period of the Paleozoic Era
Miaolingian include the appearance of many acritarchs forms, a global marine transgression, and the disappearance of the polymerid trilobites, Bathynotus or
Cambrian
Movement of the front of a river delta inland over time
is most common: during periods of sea-level rise which results in marine transgression. This can occur during major periods of global warming and the melting
Retrogradation
Ancient settlement in Gotland, Sweden
the Pitted Ware culture. Around 2900 BC, the site suffered from a marine transgression. Since 1983, Stockholm University and later the Gotland University
Ajvide_Settlement
Second period of the Neoproterozoic Era, with major glaciation
marked by relatively warm climate and anoxic oceans, along with marine transgression. Before the start of the Cryogenian, around 750 million years ago
Cryogenian
blocks, which were blanketed in terrestrial and marine sediments—particularly as a major marine transgression flooded much of the region. In the Cenozoic
Geology_of_Morocco
Coastal wetlands where sediments have been deposited by tides or rivers
Ingression coast Large-scale coastal behaviour Longshore drift Marine regression Marine transgression Raised shoreline Rip current Rocky shore Sea cave Sea foam
Mudflat
Cretaceous-Cenozoic inversion. Cambrian rocks record successive marine transgression and regression events. Feldspar-rich red bed sandstones deposited
Geology_of_Denmark
Geological phenomenon
erosion surface cut in older rocks. It is generally associated with a marine transgression. It is a more general term than overstep, in which the younger beds
Onlap
Eurasian sea northeast of the Mediterranean
glaciation) and the lowering of sea levels (MIS 6, 8 and 10). The Karangat marine transgression occurred during the Eemian Interglacial (MIS 5e). This may have been
Black_Sea
Geologic formation in Arizona
geologic unit, formed from an addition of eolian sand, added to marine transgression deposits, (siltstones, etc.), and found throughout sections of the
Manakacha_Formation
Prehistoric shallow inland sea in Eurasia
the middle Miocene, some 15 million years ago, when a widespread marine transgression, known as the Badenian Flooding, improved connections with the global
Paratethys
Sedimentary rock that is composed mostly of fragments of shells
the shells by U-series and amino-acids methods is concluded, this marine transgression is assigned an approximate age of 200,000 ybp. Outcrops in Bahía
Coquina
Neoproterozoic to Cretaceous landmass
[citation needed] During the initial break-up in the Early Jurassic, a marine transgression swept over the Horn of Africa covering Triassic planation surfaces
Gondwana
Piece of subcontinental land surrounded by water
mainland cultures. Second, unique restraints on resources and ecology creating marine-focused cultures with a focus on fishing and sailing. Third, a lasting historical
Island
Island in Oslo, Norway
on the south-eastern tip of the island, illustrating the sudden marine transgression that marks the shift between two important parts of Earths history
Hovedøya
Fossil site associated with the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event
the Tanis deposit does not appear to relate to any other known marine transgression (inland shoreline movement). Characteristics of the site include:
Tanis_(fossil_site)
Events of rising sea levels around the Low Countries in the late Roman period
The Dunkirk transgressions were tidal bulges or other sea level-related marine transgressions (risings), often heightened by river floods, affecting the
Dunkirk_transgression
Regional geology of part of Yemen
igneous rocks, overlain by limestones and other marine sediments that deposited during marine transgression periods in the Cretaceous and the past 66 million
Geology_of_Socotra
Narrow inlet on the Mediterranean coast
Mediterranean Sea are steep-sided valleys that the Holocene (Flandrian) marine transgression partially submerged to form cliff-edged inlets. These valleys were
Calanque
sharp decline in ocean oxygen. The event coincided with a major marine transgression, and upwelling of deeper anoxic waters onto shallow shelf settings
Sinsk_Event
Very large-scale lithostratographic sequence
sequence in the rock record that represents a complete cycle of marine transgression and regression on a craton (block of continental crust) over geologic
Cratonic_sequence
Geological formation in the Grand Canyon
geologic unit, formed from an addition of eolian sand, added to marine transgression deposits (siltstones, etc.), and found throughout sections of the
Wescogame_Formation
Landlocked body of water with underground connection to the sea
Bermuda and 122 meters water depth in a blue hole in Belize. The marine transgression after the last glacial maximum caused saline groundwater to intrude
Anchialine_system
Global warming about 55 million years ago
decrease in terrestrial organic material compared to marine organic matter. A significant marine transgression took place in the Indian Subcontinent. In the
Paleocene–Eocene thermal maximum
Paleocene–Eocene_thermal_maximum
Geological formation in Sperrgebiet, Namibia
Oligocene low sea stand, which backfilled during the Burdigalian marine transgression. The Elisabeth Bay Formation provides many fossil mammals, snakes
Elisabeth_Bay_Formation
Permian rock layers between the east coast of England and northern Poland
facilitated evaporation), the sea's inception likely stemmed from a marine transgression rooted in a phase of de-glaciation; the southern portion of Pangaea
Zechstein
Sea of the Atlantic Ocean bounded by North, Central, and South America
siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. In the early Jurassic, due to a powerful marine transgression, water broke into the current area of the Gulf of Mexico, creating
Caribbean_Sea
Extinct genus of cartilaginous fish
Most remains of Edestus are found in marine shales that overlie coal swamp deposits as a result of marine transgression events, but the genus is known from
Edestus
Marine isotope stage between 424,000 and 374,000 years ago
continental shelves were (at least partly) flooded in response to a major marine transgression (see below). Beach deposits in Alaska, Bermuda and the Bahamas, as
Marine_Isotope_Stage_11
Geologic formation in the southwestern United States
during a major regression. The Toroweap Formation represents a major marine transgression into the Grand canyon area during which red beds of the Seligman
Toroweap_Formation
Anoxic extinction event in the Cretaceous period
Western Tethys. Anoxic waters spread rapidly throughout the WIS due to marine transgression and a powerful cyclonic circulation resulting from an imbalance between
Cenomanian–Turonian boundary event
Cenomanian–Turonian_boundary_event
supercontinent Gondwana, which included Africa, began to break apart. The marine transgression of the Tethys Ocean flooded large parts of East Africa and Arabia
Geology_of_Somalia
Extinct genus of crustaceans
freshwater, this lake gradually became brackish due to marine transgression caused by episodic transgressive phases and tectonic activity. Fossil remains of
Protastacus
Remains of trees beneath a body of water
result of a lake or sea level rise that results in a lacustrine or marine transgression and in-place drowning of the forest. A submerged forest that lies
Submerged_forest
Geological formation with diverse fossils, Isle of Wight
a freshwater coastal lagoon with occasional marine influence after the early Aptian marine transgression, transitioning from the floodplain environment
Vectis_Formation
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Sakha Republic, Russia
are commonly formed in marine environments and the horizontal layering and vertical variation indicates marine transgression/regression; with the slate
Lena_Pillars
Geology of US state
ago, when the Canadian Shield and North Dakota flooded during a marine transgression forming the Sauk sequence. The sequence contains only one major unit—the
Geology_of_North_Dakota
Worldwide glaciation episodes during the Proterozoic eon
post-glaciation. Therefore, methane release from permafrost during marine transgression was proposed to be the source of the large measured carbon excursion
Snowball_Earth
Geological formation in the United States
climate change, the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary event, and rapid marine transgression". The Hell Creek Formation and the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary in
Hell_Creek_Formation
settings. The state's stratigraphy has been largely influenced by marine transgressive-regressive cycles during the Phanerozoic, with a lesser but still
Geology_of_Texas
Type of amber from the Baltic area
is secondarily redeposited in coastal lagoonal conditions after a marine transgression of the amber forest. The age of the amber is controversial, though
Baltic_amber
Extinct Pliosaurid marine reptile
deposits of a vast epicontinental sea that developed during a major marine transgression. At that time, a eustatic rise in sea level connected the Boreal
Liopleurodon
Geological formation in Pakistan
mix of fresh- and saltwater habitats was eventually followed by a marine transgression that characterizes the geology of the uppermost layers of the formation
Kuldana_Formation
Sea strait between the Australian mainland and Tasmania
when the basin was completely isolated. Sea level rise during the marine transgression flooded the basin, forming a westward embayment from 11,800 BP to
Bass_Strait
Fossil flora and fauna of North American site
climate change, the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary event, and rapid marine transgression". The Hell Creek Formation and the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary in
Paleobiota of the Hell Creek Formation
Paleobiota_of_the_Hell_Creek_Formation
Body of water existing over 100,000 years ago near the modern Baltic Sea
still under ice tongues at this time with melt fresh water lakes and marine transgression of the Eemian did not start until about 1000 years after the pollen
Eemian_Sea
shales show some signs of folding and the presence of marine rocks indicates a marine transgression in the Cambrian through the Silurian. However, little
Geology_of_Yemen
First epoch of the Neogene Period
and large swathes of inland Patagonia were subject to a marine transgression. The transgressions in the west coast of South America are thought to be caused
Miocene
Onshore-offshore Cretaceous rift basin on the West Coast of New Zealand
Taranaki Basin became a passive margin setting, with drift resulting in marine transgression. Subsidence of the basin was slow enough to allow for the massive
Taranaki_Basin
upper sequences. The Chaicayán Group was deposited likely due to a marine transgression that drowned much of Patagonia and Central Chile in the Late Oligocene
Chaicayán_Group
Mass extinction at the end of the Devonian
more than chronology. The black shale was deposited during a large marine transgression (sea level rise), as indicated by flooding reducing the input of
Hangenberg_event
away of silicate material by rainfall. During the Quaternary, small marine transgression episodes flooded flat coastal areas. Freshwater lakes formed in depressions
Geology_of_Madeira
Geological formation in England
the overlying Atherfield Clay Formation, a shallow marine unit deposited after marine transgression during the Aptian. The weathered and unweathered forms
Weald_Clay
Wood preserved in the fossil record
Heiberg Island. Submerged forests are remains of trees submerged by marine transgression. They are important in determining sea level rise since the last
Fossil_wood
River in central India
intruded by few large marine transgressions. A deep gulf or sea existed along the Sindh-Baluchistan and Kutch. At one time, a marine ravine penetrated the
Narmada_River
Province of Canada
beds. The Bearpaw Formation represents strata deposited during a marine transgression. Dinosaurs are known from this formation, but represent specimens
Alberta
and widespread flooding in the Mesozoic and Cenozoic due to a long marine transgression. Libya has the largest hydrocarbon reserves in Africa, as well as
Geology_of_Libya
Large body of saltwater in northeastern Canada
Cambrian, it was slowly submerged by the rising sea level of the Sauk marine transgression. During the Ordovician, this part of the Canadian Shield continued
Hudson_Bay
Regional state in Ethiopia
of the Horn of Africa. As a consequence a marine transgression occurred, leading to the deposition of marine sediments (Antalo Limestone and Agula Shale)
Tigray_Region
of these types of rocks is also seen in areas that have undergone marine transgression. In the western coastline of the Indian peninsula the Jurassic strata
Muva
Second age of the early Cretaceous
appearance of ammonite species Saynoceras verrucosum and the major marine transgression Va3. In the Tethys domain, the Valanginian stage contains five ammonite
Valanginian
Geological formation in Argentina
It is Valanginian in age and is predominantly marine, being deposited at a time of marine transgression in the Neuquén Basin, and predominantly consists
Chachao_Formation
Type of clay found in coastal regions around the world
October 2014). "Sulfidization of lacustrine glacial clay upon Holocene marine transgression (Arkona Basin, Baltic Sea)". Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 142:
Marine_clay
Definition geological term
place where it was deposited. Typically this occurs as a result of a marine transgression or regression, or the progressive development of a delta. As the
Diachronism
was followed by fluvial and shallow water marine deposits of the Ediacaran before a major marine transgression at the start of the Cambrian. The early Palaeozoic
Geology_of_Norway
Genus of theropod dinosaurs
climate change, the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary event, and rapid marine transgression", The Hell Creek Formation and the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary in
Nanotyrannus
Geologic formation in Belgium
formed during a marine transgression. The Orp Member represents a near coastal marine environment, the Gelinden Member formed in shallow marine circumstances
Heers_Formation
Extinct marine lizards of the Late Cretaceous
extinct. Sea levels were high during the Cretaceous period, causing marine transgressions in many parts of the world, and a great inland seaway in what is
Mosasaur
Geological formation in Peru
limestones, marls and calcareous sandstones that were deposited during a marine transgression from the west. Pterosaur remains and ammonites are among the fossils
Chulec_Formation
Geological formation in England
is absent under central London. The Gault Formation represents a marine transgression following erosion of the Lower Greensand. It is subdivided into two
Gault
Geological formation in Morocco
the Kem Kem ecosystem's submergence by the Tethys Ocean during a marine transgression from the Cenomanian-Turonian boundary event, as part of a wider deposition
Akrabou_Formation
Nearshore zone where wave water comes onto the shore
Ingression coast Large-scale coastal behaviour Longshore drift Marine regression Marine transgression Raised shoreline Rip current Rocky shore Sea cave Sea foam
Surf_zone
Late Neolithic culture in northern China
central Henan and northern Anhui which coincides the era of maximum marine transgression. The late period (2600 to 2000 BC) of the Longshan culture in the
Longshan_culture
Cretaceous rocks occur commonly whilst sediments indicative of repeated marine transgression and regression are characteristic of the Cenozoic Era. While gold
Geology_of_Egypt
Ongoing mountain-forming process in South America
Purilactis Group. Pisco Basin, around latitude 14° S, was subject to a marine transgression in the Oligocene and Early Miocene epochs (25–16 Ma). In contrast
Andean_orogeny
Rock units in midwestern North America
connected with a short northward extension from the Gulf of Mexico. This marine transgression of the ocean onto what was formerly land, was completed by the late
Dakota_Formation
region retreated to marine conditions and clam shells built a limestone deposit around Bisbee. Unlike in the past, the marine transgression originated to the
Geology_of_Arizona
Geologic formation in Oregon, United States
minor sandstone interbeds. The formation was deposited during a marine transgression in relatively low-energy conditions and locally contains calcareous
Camas_Valley_Formation
Extinct genus of crustaceans that lived during the Mesozoic era
the course of the formation's deposition, representing events of marine transgression and regression. This is reflected by the foraminifera assemblage
Pseudastacus
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