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Fig. 5

From: Paleosols in an outcrop of red beds from the Upper Cretaceous Yaojia Formation, southern Songliao Basin, Jilin Province, NE China

Fig. 5

Photographs showing field characteristics of the soil structures in paleosols of the Yaojia Formation. a Pseudo-anticlinal structures in the vertic horizon (Bw) (marked with white rectangles), and prismatic soil structure (marked with a yellow rectangle) in the paleosols; b Gently sloping synclines in pseudo-anticlinal structures in the vertic horizon (Bw); c Small pseudo-anticlines in the vertic horizon (Bw); d Close-up of the small pseudo-anticlines (Fig. 5c) in the vertic horizon (Bw) of the paleosols with angular blocky structure; the fracture surfaces are infilled by calcite

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