“…Long-term (>10 6 yr) and large-scale (>10 5 km 3 ) basin-fill patterns are commonly evaluated with extensive field mapping or subsurface datasets that combine regional stratigraphy from seismic-reflection data and lithologic and age information from boreholes (e.g., Williams et al, 1998;Galloway et al, 2000;Hadler-Jacobsen et al, 2005;Martinsen et al, 2005;Gardner et al, 2008). The terminal segment of basin-margin sedimentary systems are commonly represented by deep-water turbidites and, as such, preserve relatively complete records of sedimentation, with evidence for variability of external controls in source areas or other segments of the dispersal system (e.g., Normark and Piper, 1991;Einsele et al, 1996;Mutti et al, 2003;Allen, 2008;Covault et al, 2007;Romans et al, 2009a). Documentation of extensive deep-water outcrop belts over the past decade has led to improved understanding of turbidite system architectures and their evolution through time (Gardner et al, 2003(Gardner et al, , 2008Mutti et al, 2003;Hodgson et al, 2006;Pickering and Bayliss, 2009;Flint et al, 2011;Khan and Arnott, 2011;Kane and Hodgson, 2011;Pyles et al, 2011;Tinterri and Muzzi-Magalhaes, 2011).…”