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2006
(PDF 804 Kb) McMillan, M.E., Heller, P.L., and Wing, S.L., 2006, History and causes of post-Laramide relief in the Rocky Mountain orogenic plateau: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 118, no. 3-4, p. 393-405.
2004
(PDF 1.6 Mb) Jones, M. A., Heller, P. L., Roca, E., Garces, M., and Cabrera, L., 2004, Time lag of syntectonic sedimentation across an alluvial basin: theory and example from the Ebro Basin, Spain: Basin Research, v. 16, no. 4, p. 489-506.
2003
(PDF 724 Kb) Heller, P.L., Dueker, K., and McMillan, M.E., Post-Paleozoic alluvial gravel transport as evidence of continental tilting in the U.S. Cordillera, Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 115, p. 1122-1132.
(PDF 1.6 Mb) Liu, S., Heller, P.L., Zhang, G., Mesozoic basin development and tectonic evolution of the Dabieshan orogenic belt, central China: Tectonics, v. 22, no. 4, 1038, 10.1029/2002TC001390.
2002
(PDF 13.2 Mb) McMillan, M.E., Angevine, C.L., and Heller, P.L., 2002, Postdepositional tilt of the Miocene-Pliocene Ogallala Group on the western Great Plains: evidence of late Cenozoic uplift of the Rocky Mountains: Geology, v. 30, p. 63-66.
(PDF 57.9 Mb) Hwang, I. G. and P. L. Heller, 2002, Anatomy of a transgressive lag: Panther Tongue Sandstone, Star Point Formation, central Utah: Sedimentology, v. 49, p. 977-1000.
2001
(PDF 15.4 Mb) Heller, P.L., Paola, C., Hwang, I., John, B., and Steel, R., Geomorphology And Sequence Stratigraphy Due To Slow And Rapid Base-level Changes In An Experimental Subsiding Basin (XES 96-1): American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 85, p. 817-838.
(PDF 10.8 Mb) Heller, P.L., Beland, P.E., Humphrey, N.F., Konrad, S.K., Lynds, R.M., McMillan, M.E., Valentine, K.E., Widman, Y.A., and Furbish, D., 2001, Paradox of downstream fining and weathering rind formation in the lower Hoh River, Olympic Peninsula, Washington: Geology, v. 29, p.971-974.
(PDF 31.1 Mb) Paola, C., Mullin, J., Ellis, C., Mohrig, D., Swenson, J.B., Parker, G., Hickson, T., Heller, P.L.; Pratson, L.; Syvitski, J., Sheets, B., Strong, N., 2001, Experimental Stratigraphy: GSA Today, v. 11,p. 4-9.
2000
1998
Guiseppe, A. C., and P. L. Heller, 1998, Long-term river response to regional doming in the Price River Formation, central Utah: Geology, v. 26, p. 239-242.
Martinson, V. S., P. L. Heller, and W. E. Frerichs, 1998, Distinguishing middle Late Cretaceous tectonic events from regional sea-level change using foraminiferal data from the U.S. Western Interior: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 110, p. 259-268.
Nummedal, D., Slingerland, R.L., Lowe, D.R., Flemings, P.B., Swift, D.J.P., Heller, P.L., Syvitski, J., Simo, J.T., Paola, C., Ashley, G.M., and Montanez, I.P., 1998, Sedimentary systems in space and time - proposed priority research intitiatives in sedimentary geology: GSA Today,
1997
(PDF 7.7 Mb) Burns, B.A., Heller, P.L., Marzo, M., and Paola, C., 1997, Fluvial response in a sequence stratigraphic framework: Example for the Montserrat Fan Delta, Spain: Journal of Sedimentary Research, v. 67, no. 2, p. 311-321.
1996
(PDF 7.1 Mb) Heller, P.L., and Paola, C., 1996, Downstream changes in alluvial architecture: An exploration of controls on channel-stacking patterns: Journal of Sedimentary Research, v. 66, no. 2, p. 297-306.
Heller, P.L., Anderson, D.L. and Angevine, C.L., 1996, Is the middle Cretaceous pulse of tapid sea-floor spreading real or necessary?: Geology, v. 24, p. 491-494.
1995
Humphrey, N.F., and Heller, P.L., 1995, Natural oscillations in coupled geomorphic systems: An alternative origin for cyclic sedimentation: Geology, v. 23, no. 6, p. 499-502.
Gillespie, J.M. and Heller, P.L., 1995, Beginning of foreland subsidence in the Columbian-Sevier belts, southern Canada and northwest Montana: Geology, v. 23, p. 723-726.
1994
Heller, P.L., and Gordon, I., 1994, "Evaluating major controls on basinal stratigraphy, Pine Valley, Nevada: Implications for syntectonic deposition" - Reply: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 106, no. 1, p. 156-157.
Miller, R.P., and Heller, P.L., 1994, Depositional framework and controls on mixed-carbonate-siliciclastic gravity flows: Pennsylvanian-Permian shelf to basin transect, southwestern Great Basin, U.S.A.: Sedimentology, v. 41, p. 1-20.
Liberty, L.M., Heller, P.L., and Smithson, S.B., Seismic reflection evidence for two-phase development of Tertiary basins from east-central Nevada: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 106, p. 1621-1633.
1993
Heller, P.L., Burns, B.A., and Marzo, M., 1993, Stratigraphic solution sets for constraining the role of sediment supply, subsidence and sea level on transgressions and regressions: Geology, v. 21, no.8, p. 747-750.
Heller, P.L., Beekman, F., Angevine, C.L., and Cloetingh, S.A.P.L., 1993, Cause of tectonic reactivation and subtle uplifts in the Rocky Mountain region and its effect on the stratigraphic record: Geology, v. 21, no. 11, p. 1003-1006.
Gordon, I. and Heller, P.L., 1993, Evaluating major controls on basinal stratigraphy, Pine Valley, Nevada: Implications for syntectonic deposition: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 105, no. 1, p. 47-55.
1992
Heller, P.L., Tabor, R.W., O'Neil, J.R., Pevear, D.R., Shafiqullah, M., and Winslow, N., 1992, Isotopic provenance of Paleogene sandstones from the accretionary core of the Olympic Mountains, Washington: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 104. p. 140-153.
(PDF 11 Mb) Paola, C., Heller, P.L. and Angevine, C.L., 1992, The large-scale dynamics of grain-size variation in alluvial basins, 1: Theory: Basin Research, v. 4, no. 2, p. 73-90.
Heller, P.L. and Paola, C., 1992, The large-scale dynamics of grain-size variation in alluvial basins, 2: Application to syntectonic conglomerate: Basin Research, v. 4, no. 2, p. 91-102.
Heller, P.L., Renne, P., and O'Neil, J., 1992, River mixing rate, residence time and subsidence rates from isotopic indicators: Eocene sandstones of the U.S. Pacific Northwest: Geology, v. 20, no. 12, p. 1095-1098.
Yingling, V.L., and Heller, P.L., 1992, Timing and record of foreland sedimentation during the initiation of the Sevier Orogenic belt in central Utah: Basin Research, v. 4, p. 279-290.
1990
updated: July 20, 2007