Low-altitude organic deposits in Michigan: Evidence for pre-Woodfordian Great Lakes and paleosurfaces

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Research Article| August 01, 1982 Low-altitude organic deposits in Michigan: Evidence for pre-Woodfordian Great Lakes and paleosurfaces RICHARD L. RIECK; RICHARD L. RIECK 1Department of Geology and Department of Geography, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois 61455 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar HAROLD A. WINTERS HAROLD A. WINTERS 2Department of Geography, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information RICHARD L. RIECK 1Department of Geology and Department of Geography, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois 61455 HAROLD A. WINTERS 2Department of Geography, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin (1982) 93 (8): 726–734. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1982)93<726:LODIME>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation RICHARD L. RIECK, HAROLD A. WINTERS; Low-altitude organic deposits in Michigan: Evidence for pre-Woodfordian Great Lakes and paleosurfaces. GSA Bulletin 1982;; 93 (8): 726–734. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1982)93<726:LODIME>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Reports of 136 glacially buried organic deposits below 200 m in altitude and other related data provide a basis for identifying relicts of several low-level Pleistocene paleosurfaces in southern Michigan. The carbonaceous material is concentrated in five areas and probably represents low places on pre-Woodfordian landscapes with local base levels far lower than the present topography. These findings have implications regarding adjacent ancestral Great Lakes that existed sometime prior to final glaciation of the peninsula. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.