Phanerozoic paleoenvironment and paleolithofacies maps : Mesozoic

• Autorzy: Golonka J.

Warianty tytułu

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Mapy paleośrodowiska i paleolitofacji fanerozoiku : mezozoik

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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The paper presents the detailed plate tectonic, paleogeographic, paleoenvironment and paleolithofacies maps for eight Mesozoic time intervals. The most significant Triassic convergent event was the Indosinian orogeny, the collision of Indochina and Indonesia with South China, and consolidation of Chinese blocks. The continued northward drift of the Cimmerian continents corresponded with the closing of the Paleotethys and opening of the Neotethys Ocean. Plate tectonic activity around the Triassic-Jurassic boundary caused paleogeographic and paleoclimatic change, which triggered mass extinction. The rifting in the Atlantic during the Early Jurassic was followed by Middle and Late Jurassic spreading. Cretaceous was the time of the farther spreading of Central Atlantic, as well as origin of South Atlantic and Indian oceans. These events were leading to the maximum dispersion of continents during Phanerozoic times.

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Artykuł przedstawia szczegółowe mapy obrazujące tektonikę płyt, paleogeografię, paleośrodowisko i paleolitofacje ośmiu mezozoicznych przedziałów czasowych. Mapy te dotyczą przedziałów czasowych w obrębie triasu, jury i kredy. Głównym konwergentnym wydarzeniem w okresie późnego triasu była orogeneza indochińska, czyli kolizja Indochin i Indonezji z południowymi Chinami, oraz konsolidacja bloków chińskich. Postępujący w kierunku północnym dryft płyt kimeryjskich spowodował zamykanie oceanu Paleotetyda i otwieranie się oceanu Neotetyda. Aktywna tektonika płyt na granicy triasu i jury spowodowała zmiany paleogeograficzne i paleoklimatyczne, które wywołały masowe wymieranie gatunków fauny i flory. Rifting Atlantyku centralnego w okresie wczesnej jury poprzedził środkowojurajski i późnojurajski spreding tego oceanu. W kredzie nastąpił dalszy spreding Atlantyku centralnego, jak również narodziny Atlantyku południowego i Oceanu Indyjskiego. Wydarzenia te prowadziły do największego w fanerozoiku rozproszenia kontynentów.

Słowa kluczowe

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Triassic; Jurassic; Cretaceous; plate tectonics; paleogeography; mass extinction

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trias; jura; kreda; tektonika płyt; paleogeografia; masowe wymieranie

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwa AGH
• Czasopismo: Geologia / Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza im. Stanisława Staszica w Krakowie
• Rocznik: 2007
• Tom: T. 33, z. 2
• Strony: 211--264
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 146 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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