The Cretaceous flora of the Neuquén Basin, its paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic significance

The paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic significance of Cretaceous flora in the Neuquén Basin is summarized. Berriasian-Barremian terrestrial palynological assemblages are dominated by Araucariaceae and Cheirolepidiaceae, with subordinated podopcarps, ferns, lycopsids and bryophytes that progressed...

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spelling I28-R145-paper_00044822_v65_n2_p373_Ottone_oai2024-08-16 Ottone, E.G. 2009 The paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic significance of Cretaceous flora in the Neuquén Basin is summarized. Berriasian-Barremian terrestrial palynological assemblages are dominated by Araucariaceae and Cheirolepidiaceae, with subordinated podopcarps, ferns, lycopsids and bryophytes that progressed in a mild and humid climate. Tithonian-Barremian dinoflagellates mostly possess Mediterranean affinities. Upper Barremian evaporitic strata represent the final cycle of marine deposition related to the Pacific ocean in the basin. In the Aptian appear the first angiosperm pollen grains. Aptian-Cenomanian terrestrial palynological assemblages are characterized by the presence of northern Gondwana forms such as Afropollis and elaterate pollen grains. Tempskyaceae and Ginkgoales are also present in the late Early Cretaceous. Turonian-lower Campanian continental strata mostly include petrified wood and charophytes. Upper Campanian-Maastrichtian strata yield a rich terrestrial palynological assemblage composed by Nothofagaceae, Podocarpaceae, Cheirolepidiaceae, Araucariaceae, Salviniales and angiosperms, but also dinoflagellates that reflect the beginning of a marine transgression related to the Atlantic ocean. The presence of locally abundant cycads and palms suggests a warm and relatively humid climate towards the end of the Cretaceous. Fil:Ottone, E.G. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00044822_v65_n2_p373_Ottone info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar Rev. Asoc. Geol. Argent. 2009;65(2):373-386 Fossil plants Northern patagonia Palynomorphs angiosperm Cretaceous dinoflagellate flora fossil assemblage paleoclimate paleoenvironment palynology palynomorph transgression Argentina Neuquen Basin Patagonia Afropollis Araucariaceae bryophytes Characeae Cheirolepidiaceae Cycadopsida Dinophyceae Filicophyta Ginkgoales Hydropteridales Lycopodiopsida Magnoliophyta Nothofagaceae Podocarpaceae The Cretaceous flora of the Neuquén Basin, its paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic significance info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=artiaex&d=paper_00044822_v65_n2_p373_Ottone_oai
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topic Fossil plants
Northern patagonia
Palynomorphs
angiosperm
Cretaceous
dinoflagellate
flora
fossil assemblage
paleoclimate
paleoenvironment
palynology
palynomorph
transgression
Argentina
Neuquen Basin
Patagonia
Afropollis
Araucariaceae
bryophytes
Characeae
Cheirolepidiaceae
Cycadopsida
Dinophyceae
Filicophyta
Ginkgoales
Hydropteridales
Lycopodiopsida
Magnoliophyta
Nothofagaceae
Podocarpaceae
spellingShingle Fossil plants
Northern patagonia
Palynomorphs
angiosperm
Cretaceous
dinoflagellate
flora
fossil assemblage
paleoclimate
paleoenvironment
palynology
palynomorph
transgression
Argentina
Neuquen Basin
Patagonia
Afropollis
Araucariaceae
bryophytes
Characeae
Cheirolepidiaceae
Cycadopsida
Dinophyceae
Filicophyta
Ginkgoales
Hydropteridales
Lycopodiopsida
Magnoliophyta
Nothofagaceae
Podocarpaceae
Ottone, E.G.
The Cretaceous flora of the Neuquén Basin, its paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic significance
topic_facet Fossil plants
Northern patagonia
Palynomorphs
angiosperm
Cretaceous
dinoflagellate
flora
fossil assemblage
paleoclimate
paleoenvironment
palynology
palynomorph
transgression
Argentina
Neuquen Basin
Patagonia
Afropollis
Araucariaceae
bryophytes
Characeae
Cheirolepidiaceae
Cycadopsida
Dinophyceae
Filicophyta
Ginkgoales
Hydropteridales
Lycopodiopsida
Magnoliophyta
Nothofagaceae
Podocarpaceae
description The paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic significance of Cretaceous flora in the Neuquén Basin is summarized. Berriasian-Barremian terrestrial palynological assemblages are dominated by Araucariaceae and Cheirolepidiaceae, with subordinated podopcarps, ferns, lycopsids and bryophytes that progressed in a mild and humid climate. Tithonian-Barremian dinoflagellates mostly possess Mediterranean affinities. Upper Barremian evaporitic strata represent the final cycle of marine deposition related to the Pacific ocean in the basin. In the Aptian appear the first angiosperm pollen grains. Aptian-Cenomanian terrestrial palynological assemblages are characterized by the presence of northern Gondwana forms such as Afropollis and elaterate pollen grains. Tempskyaceae and Ginkgoales are also present in the late Early Cretaceous. Turonian-lower Campanian continental strata mostly include petrified wood and charophytes. Upper Campanian-Maastrichtian strata yield a rich terrestrial palynological assemblage composed by Nothofagaceae, Podocarpaceae, Cheirolepidiaceae, Araucariaceae, Salviniales and angiosperms, but also dinoflagellates that reflect the beginning of a marine transgression related to the Atlantic ocean. The presence of locally abundant cycads and palms suggests a warm and relatively humid climate towards the end of the Cretaceous.
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title The Cretaceous flora of the Neuquén Basin, its paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic significance
title_short The Cretaceous flora of the Neuquén Basin, its paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic significance
title_full The Cretaceous flora of the Neuquén Basin, its paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic significance
title_fullStr The Cretaceous flora of the Neuquén Basin, its paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic significance
title_full_unstemmed The Cretaceous flora of the Neuquén Basin, its paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic significance
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