The Turonian - Coniacian boundary in the United States Western Interior

• Autorzy: Walaszczyk I. , Cobban W.
• Konferencja: Inoceramid Workshop (2 ; 1996 ; Freiberg, Niemcy)
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The Turonian/Coniacian boundary succession in the United States Western Interior is characterized by the same inoceramid faunas as recognized in Europe, allowing the application of the same zonal scheme in both regions; Mytiloides scupini and Cremnoceramus waltersdorfensis zones in the tompost Turonian and Cremnoceramus deformis erectus Zone in the lowermost Coniacian. The correlation with Europe is enhanced, moreover, by a set of boundary events recognized originally in Europe and well represented in the Western Interior: Didymotis I Event and waltersdorfensis Event in the tompost Turonian, and erectus I, II and ?III events in the Lower Coniacian. First "Coniacian" ammonite, Forresteria peruana, appears in the indisputable Turonian, in the zone of M. scupini, and the reference to Forresteria in the boundary definition should be rejected. None of the North American sections, proposed during the Brussels Symposium as the potential boundary stratotypes, i.e. Wagon Mound and Pueblo sections, appears better than the voted section of the Salzgitter-Salder. The Pueblo section is relatively complete but markedly condensed in comparison with the German one, but it may be used as a very convenient reference section for the Turonian/Coniacian boundary in the Western Interior. The Wagon Mound section was mis-interpreted in respect of its biostratigraphical position and is entirely of Late Turonian age.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

ammonite; fauna; inoceramids; limestone; stratigraphy

• Wydawca: Faculty of Geology of the University of Warsaw ; Komitet Nauk Geologicznych PAN
• Czasopismo: Acta Geologica Polonica
• Rocznik: 1998
• Tom: Vol. 48, no. 4
• Strony: 495--507
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 33 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Walaszczyk I.

autor

Cobban W.

• Institute of Geology, University of Warsaw, Al. Żwirki i Wigyry 93, PL-02-089 Warszawa, Poland