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Scientists believe the seawater at the base of
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Discoveries in the Cane Creek Shale of the
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beds with both stratigraphic and structural traps. The principal productive horizons in the basin include the
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mounds, of
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Its area is roughly 33,000 square miles (85470 km). The combined
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as recently as between 400,000 and 1.1 million years ago."
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Sedimentary basin in the southwestern United States
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332:PDF file
325:Archived
196:See also
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183:Permian
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107:History
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