Transgression, Marine


Transgression, Marine :

The invasion of a large area of land by the sea in a relatively short space of time (geologically speaking). Although the observable result of a marine transgression may suggest an almost >instantaneous= process, it is probable that the time taken is in reality is thousands or millions of years. The plane of marine transgression is a plane of Unconformity

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