shelf edge — a narrow zone at the outer margin of a shelf along which there is a marked increase of slope … Dictionary of ichthyology
Continental shelf — Marine habitats Anatomy of a continental shelf off the south eastern coast of the United States Littoral zone Intertidal zone … Wikipedia
Continental margin — Sediment … Wikipedia
Passive margin — A passive margin is the transition between oceanic and continental crust which is not an active plate margin. It is constructed by sedimentation above an ancient rift, now marked by transitional crust. Continental rifting creates new ocean basins … Wikipedia
Sahul Shelf — ▪ continental shelf, Pacific Ocean stable structural shelf or platform of the ocean floor, extending from the northern coast of Australia to the island of New Guinea. A continental shelf, it was once above sea level, and its surface still… … Universalium
continental margin — the zone, generally consisting of shelf, slope and rise, separating the continent from the abyssal plain or deep sea bottom … Dictionary of ichthyology
continental margin — Physical Geog. the offshore zone, consisting of the continental shelf, slope, and rise, that separates the dry land portion of a continent from the deep ocean floor. * * * … Universalium
inner margin — (Class Ostracoda): The inner or proximal edge of the calcified inner carapace lamella, forming an abrupt line or shelf in dead or fossil valves of Podocopida [Cohen, Peterson, and Maddocks, in press] … Crustacea glossary
continental margin — /ˌkɒntənɛntəl ˈmadʒən/ (say .kontuhnentuhl mahjuhn) noun Geology a zone comprising the continental shelf and the continental slope …
continental margin — Physical Geog. the offshore zone, consisting of the continental shelf, slope, and rise, that separates the dry land portion of a continent from the deep ocean floor … Useful english dictionary
Cambrian Period — Oldest time division of the Paleozoic Era. During the Cambrian, 543–490 million years ago, there were widespread seas and several scattered landmasses. The largest continent was Gondwana. The average climate was probably warmer than today, with… … Universalium