William P. Elder

1.5k citations

39 papers · 1000 indexed · h-index 15

Impact in

Paleontology top 1%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
Earth-Surface Processes top 5%
- Geological formations and processes

Papers in ⓘ

Paleontology 19
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils 18
Atmospheric Science 19
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research 19

Co-authors: Erle G. Kauffman (5 shared papers)Bradley B. Sageman (3 shared papers)James I. Kirkland (4 shared papers)Tomas Villamil (2 shared papers)Peter J. Harries (3 shared papers)Piet Hut (1 shared paper)Walter Álvarez (1 shared paper)P. R. Weissman (1 shared paper)
Journals: Journal of Paleontology (4 papers)Palaios (3 papers)Geology (2 papers)Marine Geology (1 paper)AAPG Bulletin (1 paper)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom

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William P. Elder

36 papers receiving 902 citations

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1	Comet showers as a cause of mass extinctions Nature ·Piet Hut, Walter Álvarez, William P. Elder, Thor A. Hansen, Erle G. Kauffman, Gerta Keller, Eugene M. Shoemaker, P. R. Weissman	1987	168
2	Molluscan biostratigraphy of the Cretaceous Western Interior Basin, North America Erle G. Kauffman, Bradley B. Sageman, James I. Kirkland, William P. Elder, Peter J. Harries, Tomas Villamil	1993	132
3	Correlation of basinal carbonate cycles to nearshore parasequences in the Late Cretaceous Greenhorn seaway, Western Interior U.S.A. Geological Society of America Bulletin ·William P. Elder, Edmund R. Gustason, Bradley B. Sageman	1994	99
4	Molluscan extinction patterns across the Cenomanian-Turonian Stage boundary in the western interior of the United States Paleobiology ·William P. Elder	1989	86
5	Elemental abundance anomalies in the late Cenomanian extinction interval: a search for the source(s) Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·C. J. Orth, Moses Attrep, Leonard R. Quintana, William P. Elder, Erle G. Kauffman, Richard Diner, Tomas Villamil	1993	79
6	The Paleoecology of the Cenomanian-Turonian (Cretaceous) Stage Boundary Extinctions at Black Mesa, Arizona Palaios ·William P. Elder	1987	73
7	Geometry of Upper Cretaceous bentonite beds: Implications about volcanic source areas and paleowind patterns, western interior, United States Geology ·William P. Elder	1988	62
8	Jurassic and Cretaceous Gastropods from Hydrocarbon Seeps in Forearc Basin and Accretionary Prism Settings, California Acta Palaeontologica Polonica ·Steffen Kiel, Kathleen A. Campbell, William P. Elder, Crispin T. S. Little	2008	44
9	Four Cordilleran paleorivers that connected Sevier thrust zones in Idaho to depocenters in California, Washington, Wyoming, and, indirectly, Alaska Geology ·Trevor A. Dumitru, William P. Elder, J. K. Hourigan, Alan D. Chapman, Stephan A. Graham, John Wakabayashi	2015	32
10	Iridium abundance maxima in the Upper Cenomanian extinction interval Geophysical Research Letters ·C. J. Orth, Moses Attrep, Xiaoxuan Mao, Erle G. Kauffman, Richard Diner, William P. Elder	1988	30
11	Cretaceous Paleogeography of the Southern Western Interior Region William P. Elder, James I. Kirkland	1994	27
12	Taxonomy and biostratigraphy of Coniacian through MaastrichtianAnchura(Gastropoda: Aporrhaiidae) of the North American Pacific Slope Journal of Paleontology ·William P. Elder, Louella R. Saul	1996	17
13	Mytiloides hattinin. sp.: a guide fossil for the base of the Turonian in the Western Interior of North America Journal of Paleontology ·William P. Elder	1991	17
14	Lower Turonian (Upper Cretaceous) Watinoceras devonenseZone ammonite fauna in Colorado, U S A Cretaceous Research ·W. J. Kennedy, W. A. Cobban, William P. Elder, James I. Kirkland	1999	14
15	Map and checklists of Jurassic and Cretaceous macrofossil localities within the San Jose 1:100,000 Quadrangle, California, and discussion of paleontological results Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World ·William P. Elder, John W. Miller	1993	14
16	Late Cretaceous Inoceramid Bivalves of the Kuskokwim Basin, Southwestern Alaska, and Their Implications for Basin Evolution Journal of Paleontology ·William P. Elder, Stephen E. Box	1992	14
17	Bivalves and gastropods from the Middle Campanian Anacacho Limestone, south central Texas Journal of Paleontology ·William P. Elder	1996	12
18	Stratigraphic framework and correlation of a principal reference section of the Mancos Shale (Upper Cretaceous), Mesa Verde, Colorado R. Mark Leckie, James I. Kirkland, William P. Elder	1997	12
19	Paleogeographic Implications of Molluscan Assemblages in the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Pigeon Point Formation, California William P. Elder, Louella R. Saul	1993	11
20	Bedrock geology of the San Francisco Bay Area: A local sediment source for bay and coastal systems Marine Geology ·William P. Elder	2013	9

About William P. Elder

William P. Elder is a scholar working on Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Geophysics and Earth-Surface Processes, having authored 39 papers that have together received 1000 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (19 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (18 papers), Geological formations and processes (8 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (8 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (6 papers), Geological Studies and Exploration (6 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (4 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Paleontology (689 citations), Earth-Surface Processes (204 citations), Atmospheric Science (481 citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (123 citations) and Geophysics (278 citations). William P. Elder has collaborated with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Erle G. Kauffman, Bradley B. Sageman, James I. Kirkland, Tomas Villamil, Peter J. Harries, Piet Hut, Walter Álvarez, P. R. Weissman, Gerta Keller and Eugene M. Shoemaker. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Paleontology, Palaios, Geology, Marine Geology and AAPG Bulletin.

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