Trace fossils from the Lower-Middle Jurassic Bardas Blancas Formation, Neuquen Basin, Mendoza Province, Argentina

• Autorzy: Bressan G. , Palma R.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Trace fossil associations from the Lower.Middle Jurassic siliciclastic succession of the northern Neuquen Basin, Argentina are described and their palaeoenvironmental interpretation is discussed. The Bardas Blancas Formation displays facies of lower foreshore to offshore environments, such as massive and laminated mudstones, laminated siltstones, hummocky cross-stratified sandstones, massive and laminated sandstones, wave-rippled sandstones, as well as fine- to medium-grained bioclastic sandstones and massive conglomerates. They contain a trace fossil assemblage low in abundance but high in diversity. The assemblage, comprising eleven ichnogenera, is dominated by Skolithos, Chondrites, Thalassinoides, Planolites, Palaeophycus, Taenidium, Gyrochorte and Arenicolites. Gordia, ?Diplocraterion and Lockeia are less abundant. These trace fossils belong to the Skolithos, Cruziana and Zoophycos ichnofacies. Their distribution is controlled mainly by hydrodynamic energy, substrate consistency and oxygen levels. Storm beds exhibit two successive stages of colonization: (1) the pioneer stage, during which Skolithos, Diplocraterion and Arenicolites (elements of the Skolithos ichnofacies), were produced; and (2) the stable environment stage, represented by Chondrites, Thalassinoides, Taenidium, Gyrochorte, Gordia, Lockeia, Palaeophycus and Planolites (elements of the Cruziana ichnofacies). deeper environments exhibit a low diversity association with Chondrites and Thalassinoides, characterizing the Zoophycos ichnofacies.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Argentina; ichnofacies; ichnotaxonomy; Jurassic; Neuquen Basin; Trace fossils

PL

Argentyna; ichnofauna; jura; skamieniałości śladowe

• Wydawca: Faculty of Geology of the University of Warsaw ; Komitet Nauk Geologicznych PAN
• Czasopismo: Acta Geologica Polonica
• Rocznik: 2009
• Tom: Vol. 59, no. 2
• Strony: 201--220
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 61 poz.,Fot., ryz., tab.,

Twórcy

autor

Bressan G.

autor

Palma R.

• Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón II, Buenos Aires C1428 EHA, Argentina,

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