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Contents XIII

Chapter XI The Rise of Rudists; Middle Cretaceous Facies in Mexico
and the Middle East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319

The Rudist Bivalves .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Shelf Margin and Plattform-Bank Interior Facies of Middle
Cretaceous of Mexico and the Gulf Coast ...... 325
Middle and Lower Cretaceous Facies in the Middle East 339

Chapter XII Summary 348
Stratigraphic Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 348
Nine Standard Facies Belts in an Ideal Model of a Carbonate
Complex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Three Major Types of Shelf Margin Profiles ...... 361
Carbonate Mounds and Associated Ecologic Reefs . . . . 364
Interrelations of Parameters Controlling and Modifying Car-
bonate Accumulations ................ 369
Review of Tectonic Settings for Carbonate Buildups and
Cycles . 375

References . 380

Subject Index . 399

Plates .411