Table 2 Some selected examples of ancient deltas classified according to the rational classification proposed in this paper. Note that the same system can be characterized by relatively coeval different delta types
From: Deltas: a new classification expanding Bates’s concepts
Unit | Basin | Delta types | References | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hypopycnal deltas | HOLD | Hyperpycnal deltas | |||||||
BLD | MLD | HSLD | HLD | HSD | HFDL | ||||
Agrio | Neuquén (AR) | x | x | x | Irastorza et al. 2018 | ||||
Duvengan | Western Canadian (CA) | x | x | Bhattacharya and MacEachern 2009 | |||||
Ferron SS. | Cretaceous Seaway (US) | x | x | Bhattacharya and MacEachern 2009 | |||||
Yanchang | Ordos (CN) | x | x | x | x | Zavala et al. in press | |||
Lajas - Los Molles | Neuquén (AR) | x | x | x | x | Paim et al. 2011 | |||
Mayaro | Columbus (TT) | x | x | Zavala and Arcuri 2016 | |||||
Achimov | West Siberia (RU) | x | Zavala 2020 | ||||||
Guarico | Guarico (VE) | x | x | x | Zavala 2020 | ||||
Rayoso | Neuquén (AR) | x | x | x | Zavala et al. 2006 | ||||
Coalmont | North Park (US) | x | Flores 1990 | ||||||
Vikulovo | West Siberia (RU) | x | Zavala et al. 2016 | ||||||
Leushinska | West Siberia (RU) | x | Zavala et al. 2016 | ||||||