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The purpose of this chapter is to present a succinct summary of sequence concepts, focusing on what has become the standard, or most typical, sequence model, and making only brief references to exceptions and complexities.

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Miall, A.D. (2016). Sequence Stratigraphy. In: Stratigraphy: A Modern Synthesis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24304-7_5

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