South Texas
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ROCKDALE DELTA SYSTEM
WILCOX GROUP ( Eocene) TEXAS
Fig. 11.23. The longevity of fluvial depositional systems flanking the Gulf of Mexico. Simplified isopachs outline delta systems of the Eocene Wilcox
Group. Note their coincidence in space with the coQ.rse of modern rivers. (Fisher and McGowen 1967)
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