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! T. Aigner and G.H. Bachmann (1992): Sequence-stratigraphic framework of the German Triassic.In PDF, Sedimentary Geology, 80: 115-135.
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C.L. Angevine et al. (1990): Quantitative Sedimentary Basin Modeling. PDF files, American Association of Petroleum Geologists Shortcourse Note Series, 32, 247 pp.
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J.P. Bhattacharya & H.W. Posamentier, Alberta Geological Survey, Geological Atlas of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, Chapter 25, Sequence Stratigraphy and Allostratigraphic Applications in the Alberta Foreland Basin.

! O. Catuneanu (2006): Principles of sequence stratigraphy. In PDF, Elsevier B.V.
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Jeff Crabaugh (University of Wyoming), The Science Education Resource Center (SERC), Carleton College: Teaching Geoscience with Visualizations: Using Images, Animations, and Models Effectively, Sequence Stratigraphy. Sequence stratigraphy takes a genetic approach to the examination and interpretation of sedimentary strata. This web page investigates the topic of sequence stratigraphy utilizing a combination of linked text, images (stills and animated), and short videos.
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S. Feist-Burkhardt et al. (2008): 13 Triassic (starting on page 749). In: Tom McCann (ed.): The Geology of Central Europe: Mesozoic and Cenozoic: Vol. 2. The Geological Society, London.

! Susanne Feist-Burkhardt and Annette E. Götz (2002): Kompaktkurse, Palynofazies und Sequenzstratigraphie (K1). PDF file, in German. SEDIMENT 2002, Frankfurt am Main - Darmstadt.
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Colin Harris, UK: Geology Shop. A link directory (introductory website slow loading), comprising over 70 individual web pages. Go to:
Stratigraphy (Historical geology, History of the Earth, Epochs, Eras, Time zone, Sequence stratigraphy).

S.M. Holland (2023): The contrasting controls on the occurrence of fossils in marine and nonmarine systems. In Pdf, Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana, 62: 1-25. See also here.
Note figure 1: Schematic cross-section along a dip-line through a sedimentary basin, showing principal surfaces and systems tracts of a depositional sequence.
Figure 2: Characteristics of marine and inland systems tracts and their relationships to the ratio of accommodation and sediment flux.
"... knowing how the stratigraphic record is constructed is crucial not just for recognizing the limits of the fossil record, but also for knowing what can be gained from it. This is the domain of stratigraphic paleobiology ..."

! Steven Holland, UGA Stratigraphy Lab:
An Online Guide to Sequence Stratigraphy.
Still available via Internet Archive Wayback Machine.
Note likewise An Online Guide to Sequence Stratigraphy.
Provided by the UGA Stratigraphy Lab.

C. Huang et al. (2020): Cyclostratigraphy and astrochronology: Case studies from China. Open access, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 560.

International Association of Sedimentologists (IAS).
Founded to promote the study of Sedimentology.

J&G Consultants, Heemstede, The Netherlands: The use of basic biostratigraphy in different sediment types.
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Reinhold Leinfelder, Berlin: Bebildertes Stichwort-Manuskript zum Vorlesungsteil 1: Grundlagen und Prinzipien der Historischen Geologie. In German.
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Harold L. Levin, Washington University:
The Earth Through Time, Seventh Edition (provided by Wiley, Higher Education). This textbook provides rich, authoritative coverage of the history of the Earth, offering the most comprehensive history in the discipline today. Some sample chapters: Chapter 1,
! Introduction to Earth History (PDF file). Including geohistorical reflections about Abraham Gottlob Werner, James Hutton, William Smith, Georges Cuvier and Alexandre Brongniart, etc.

! G.V. Middleton et al. (eds., 2003): Encyclopedia of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks. In PDF (2759 PDF pages), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
See also here. Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series (EESS).
! You can quickly navigate from the Table of contents (251 entries).

S.E. Peters and J.M. Husson (2018): We need a global comprehensive stratigraphic database: here's a start. In PDF, The Sedimentary Record.
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Note figure 5: Abundance of evaporite- and iron formation-bearing units.

! SEPM's Sequence Stratigraphy Web. Using a combination of linked text, images and short movies, this page is designed to help users gain an instant understanding of the principles of sequence stratigraphy. Go to: Sequence Stratigraphy Terminology.

University of South Carolina Sequence Stratigraphy Web (see also here):
Sequence Stratigraphy Terminology. Now provided by the Internet Archive´s Wayback Machine.

STRATA (provided by Society for Sedimentary Geology, SEPM).
SEPM’s stratigraphy open access web site is dedicated to helping people understand sedimentary geology, from the basics to the detailed. Superbly done! See especially:
Sediments & Rocks.
Depositional Analogues.
Paleontology.

! U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA: Geolex. Geolex is a search tool for lithologic and geochronologic unit names.

J.C. Van Wagoner et al. (1987): An overview of the fundamentals of sequence stratigraphy and key definitions. First page, In: A.W. Bally (ed.), Atlas of Seismic Stratigraphy, volume 1, Studies in Geology vol. 27, American Association of Petroleum Geologists (1987), pp. 11–14.