Phanerozoic paleoenvironment and paleolithofacies maps : late Palezoic

• Autorzy: Golonka J.

Warianty tytułu

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Mapy paleośrodowiska i paleolitofacji fanerozoiku : późny palezoik

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The paper presents the detailed plate tectonic, paleogeographic, paleoenvironment and paleolithofacies maps for eight Late Paleozoic time intervals. These maps are dealing with the Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian time slices. The relationship of the continental configuration, lithofacies, tectonics and climate from the disassembly of Oldredia to the assembly of Pangea is clearly depicted on this series of reconstructions. The distribution of lithofacies shows climatic change associated with continental disassembly and assembly. The breakup of continents and origin of oceans generated basins related to rifting and passive margin development. The assembly of continents contributed to the formation of foreland basins. The subduction zones are related to the back--arc basins. The biological extinction events were perhaps related to the plate reorganization and mantle plume activity.

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Artykuł przedstawia szczegółowe mapy obrazujące tektonikę płyt, paleogeografię, paleośrodowisko i paleolitofacje ośmiu przedziałów czasowych późnego paleozoiku. Mapy dotyczą szeregu przedziałów czasowych w obrębie dewonu, karbonu i permu. Wzajemne stosunki pomiędzy konfiguracją kontynentów, litofacjami, tektoniką płyt i klimatem, jakie panowały w okresie od rozpadu superkontynentu Oldredia aż po powstania nowego superkontynentu Pangen, są wyraźnie zaznaczone na poszczególnych mapach tworzących spójną serię rekonstrukcji palinspastycznych. Rozkład litofacji jest wyraźnie związany z rozpadem i łączeniem się kontynentów, a także ze zmianami klimatu wywołanymi tektoniką płyt. Rozpad kontynentów i tworzenie się oceanów wpłynęło na powstanie basenów związanych z ryftingiem i rozwojem krawędzi pasywnych. Łączenie się kontynentów przyczyniło się do tworzenia basenów przedgórskich. Strefy subdukcji związane są z basenami załukowymi. Zmiany klimatu i wymieranie są związane z reorganizacją płyt i aktywnością pióropuszy płaszcza.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Devonian; Carboniferous; Permian; plate tectonics; paleogeography; mass extinction

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dewon; karbon; perm; tektonika płyt litosfery; paleogeografia; masowe wymieranie

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwa AGH
• Czasopismo: Geologia / Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza im. Stanisława Staszica w Krakowie
• Rocznik: 2007
• Tom: T. 33, z. 2
• Strony: 145--209
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 212 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Golonka J.

• Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza, Wydział Geologii, Geofizyki i Ochrony Środowiska, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków,

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