sequence stratigraphy Sequence stratigraphy is a branch of geology, specifically a branch of stratigraphy, that attempts to discern and understand historic geology through time by subdividing and linking sedimentary deposits into unconformity bounded units on a variety ...

, a maximum flooding surface is the surface that marks the transition from a transgression to a regression. Maximum flooding surfaces are abbreviated by mfs, synonyms for them include final transgressive surface, surface of maximum transgression and maximum transgressive surface.

Facies

Maximum flooding surfaces are often associated with deep water facies, which corresponds to the deposition of fine grains in siliciclastic systems. They also tend to display some degree of condensation due to lower deposition rates.

References

{{Cite journal, last=Catuneanu, first=Octavian, date=2011, title=Sequence stratigraphy: methodology and nomenclature, language=en, publisher=E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, journal=Newsletters on Stratigraphy, volume=44, number=3, pages=190 Sequence stratigraphy