Read, James FredrickEriksson, Kenneth A.2012-12-042012-12-042012-12-04http://hdl.handle.net/10919/1907838 pagesThis chapter provides an overview of the Paleozoic sedimentary successions of the Virginia Valley and Ridge and Plateau Provinces of the central Appalachians. It describes the units within a sequence stratigraphic framework, discusses depositional systems recorded by the strata, and evaluates tectonic, eustatic and paleoclimatic controls.application/pdfen-USCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 UnportedgeologyPaleozoic EraValley and RidgePlateausedimentologyphysical geographysequence stratigraphydepositional systemscontrols on sedimentationAppalachian Valley and Ridge and PlateauBook chapter