The problem of establishing the Tithonian Stage in Western Siberia

• Autorzy: Podobina V. , Gabysheva E. , Tatyanin G.
• Konferencja: International Congress on the Jurassic System (7 ; 06-18.09.2006 ; Kraków, Poland]
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In 1996 the Volgian Stage was withdrawn from the General Stratigraphic Scale and replaced with the Tithonian Stage by the Resolution of the Interdepartmental Stratigraphical Committee of Russia. However, this did not solve the problem of correlation between the Volgian and Tithonian stages. The problem of identifying and mapping the Tithonian Stage within the Boreal deposits becomes unresolved. On this basis the Volgian Stage was retained in the West Siberian Stratigraphical Scale as the terminal Jurassic Stage, owing to the impossibility of the application of the new standard directly to the Boreal sections. The difficulties in comparison between the Regional Scale and the Standard one arise not only for the ammonite zones, but also in correlating the West Siberian foraminiferal zones. Numerous boreholes penetrating Western Siberia and combined studies on core samples enable tracing the continuous sequence of the Volgian foraminiferal zones and beds. The foraminiferal sequence traced through the Nyarginskian type section in the southeast of Western Siberia may serve as an example. There, in the Upper Kimmeridgian – Lower Volgian deposits, the f-beds with the Pseudolamarkina sp. Assemblage were established. The Middle Volgian Spiroplectammina vicinalis-Dorothia tortuosa F-zone was divided into two subzones: the lower Spiroplectammina vicinalis-Saracenaria pravoslavlevi subzone and the upper Dorothia tortuosa subzone The Upper Volgian deposits enclose the Ammodiscus veteranus-Evolutinella volossatovi F-zone. At the Jurassic/Cretaceous boundary, the taxonomy of benthic Foraminifera is essentially different. The phylogenetic succession of numerous foraminiferal genera during the Volgian Age indicates the integrity of the Volgian Stage. A number of genera are characteristic only for the Volgian. Benthic Foraminifera forming the basis for establishing the Upper Jurassic assemblages, and the Volgian ones in particular, showed a wide distribution in the Late Jurassic marine basins of the Boreal belt: Northern Europe (Russia and Poland), Northeast Asia, Northern America (Northern and Northwest Canada, Northern Alaska), islands of the Arctic Region and shelves of northern seas. This wide distribution of the Volgian Foraminifera resulted from the Late Jurassic transgression. The Boreal and Tethyan foraminiferal assemblages differ essentially each other in their taxonomy, which result in significant difficulties in correlation between the Volgian and Tithonian deposits of Boreal and Tethyan belts, respectively. Besides, the distinctive feature of all provinces of the Boreal belt is the absence of planktonic foraminifers or their insignificant development. The direct correlation of the Volgian assemblages is possible only within the Boreal belt, basing on the taxonomical analysis of foraminiferal assemblages and the presence of the species of correlation value. The correlation of the Volgian-Tithonian deposits of the Boreal and Tethyan belts is feasible only at the level of Lower-Middle Volgian substages and the Tithonian. We suppose that at present it is impossible to find direct counterparts of the Upper Volgian Substage.

Słowa kluczowe

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foraminifera; biostratigraphy; zones; beds; Volgian; Tithonian; Western Siberia

• Wydawca: Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
• Czasopismo: Volumina Jurassica
• Rocznik: 2006
• Tom: Vol. 4, no. 1
• Strony: 205--206

Twórcy

autor

Podobina V.

autor

Gabysheva E.

autor

Tatyanin G.

• Tomsk State University, 36 Lenin ave., Tomsk 634050, Russia,