1. Holmes, A., 1945. Principles of Physical Geology. Nelson, London.
2. * A full reading of the references offered is not recommended. The prime intent is to provide a short list of tomes worth perusing for relevant information. Another is to provide access to books that preserve the historic context of the most remarkable revolutions in marine geology within the last century.
3. Kuenen, Ph.H., 1950. Marine Geology. Wiley, New York.
4. Heezen, B.C., M. Tharp, and M. Ewing, 1959. The Floor of the Oceans. 1. The North Atlantic. Geol. Soc. Amer. Spec. Pap. 65.
5. Sears, M. (ed.) 1961. Oceanography – Invited Lectures Presented at the International Oceanographic Congress Held in New York, 31 August – 12 September 1959. AAAS Publ. 67.