STRATIGRAPHY AND TECTONICS: MULTI-DISCIPLINARY EVALUATION OF TECTONIC MODELS FOR THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN CONTINENTAL MARGINS OF NORTH AMERICA

Hyunmee Park, University of South Carolina

Abstract

The links between sedimentary strata, their source regions and accommodation mechanisms enable the testing of tectonic models across a range of temporal and spatial scales. This dissertation presents three studies that interpret the stratigraphic architecture and sediment provenance records of local and regional tectonics from the eastern and southern margins of North America.