Phanerozoic paleoenvironment and paleolithofacies maps : Cenozoic

• Autorzy: Golonka J.

Warianty tytułu

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Mapy paleośrodowiska i paleolitofacji fanerozoiku : kenozoik

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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The paper presents the detailed plate tectonic, paleogeographic, paleoenvironment and plaeolithofacies maps for seven Cenozoic time intervals. Thirty five maps, generated using PLATES and PALEOMAP programs, contain information about plate tectonics, paleoenvironment, and paleolithofacies during Paleocene, Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene and Pliocene, time slices. The spatial reconstruction of basin architectures during their origin, expansion, closure and inversion as well as the dynamic of intrabasinal ridges were obtained by palinspastic modeling. This modeling utilized paleomagnetic data and stratigraphic-facies analysis of basins and ridges. Information contained within global and regional papers were selected and posted on the maps. The detailed paleoenvironment and plaeolithofacies zones were distinguished within the basins. The paleogeographic maps illustrate the geodynamic evolution of Earth from Late Cretaceous to Neogene, spreading and origin of new oceans, oceans closing, collisions, continents accretion and origin of new supercontinents.

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Artykuł przedstawia szczegółowe mapy paleogeograficzne dla siedmiu przedziałów czasowych w obrębie kenozoiku. Trzydzieści pięć map, skonstruowanych przy użyciu programów PLATES i PALEOMAP, zawiera informacje dotyczące tektoniki płyt, paleośrodowiska i paleolitofacji w czasie paleocenu, eocenu, oligocenu, miocenu i pliocenu. Przestrzenną rekonstrukcję architektury basenów w okresie ich powstawania, ekspansji, zamykania i inwersji oraz analizę dynamiki grzbietów śródbasenowych uzyskano, wykonując modelowanie palinspastyczne, przy uwzględnieniu badań paleomagnetycznych oraz analizy stratygraficzno-facjalnej basenów i rozdzielających je grzbietów. Informacje zawarte w szeregu globalnych i regionalnych prac zostały wyselekcjonowane i naniesione na mapy. W obrębie basenów wydzielono poszczególne strefy paleośrodowiskowe i paleolitofacjalne. Mapy paleogeograficzne ilustrują geodynamiczną ewolucję Ziemi od późnej kredy po neogen, rozrost (spreding) i tworzenie się oceanów, zamykanie się oceanów, kolizje, łączenie się kontynentów i tworzenie się nowych superkontynentów.

Słowa kluczowe

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Paleocene; Eocene; Oligocene; Miocene; Pliocene; plate tectonics; paleogeography

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miocen; paleocen; eocen; oligocen; pliocen; tektonika płyt litosfery; paleogeografia

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwa AGH
• Czasopismo: Geologia / Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza im. Stanisława Staszica w Krakowie
• Rocznik: 2009
• Tom: T. 35, z. 4
• Strony: 507--587
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 421 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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