Trace fossils of the glacial to postglacial transition in the el imperial formation (Upper Carboniferous), San Rafael Basin, Argentina

This paper reports the first ichnologic investigation in the San Rafael Basin, carried out in the glacial to postglacial transition, recorded in the El Imperial Formation at the Rio Atuel canyon. Following previous published stratigraphic schemes, three units were recognized in the field, but the up...

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Autor principal: Pazos, Pablo Jose
Publicado: 2007
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spelling paper:paper_1060071X_v88_n_p137_Pazos2023-06-08T16:03:27Z Trace fossils of the glacial to postglacial transition in the el imperial formation (Upper Carboniferous), San Rafael Basin, Argentina Pazos, Pablo Jose Pazos, Pablo Jose This paper reports the first ichnologic investigation in the San Rafael Basin, carried out in the glacial to postglacial transition, recorded in the El Imperial Formation at the Rio Atuel canyon. Following previous published stratigraphic schemes, three units were recognized in the field, but the upper one is ichnologically sterile and not studied in this paper. The lower unit shows evidence of glacial influence but lacks marine indicators and was deposited in a shallow paleovalley. Almost exclusively, the ichnofossils include locomotion traces produced by arthropods (Diplichnites and Diplopodichnus) or molluscs (Archaeonassa). Palynomorphs are terrestrial and show evidence of intense transport and deterioration. The middle unit contains a more varied range of ethologic categories: pascichnia (e.g., Mermia, Gordia, Cochlichnus), repichnia (e.g., Paganzichnus, Diplopodichnus, Didymaulichnus, Diplichnites, Undichna), and fodinichnia (e.g., Treptichnus) documented in transgressive deposits that record the glacial retreat and early postglacial interval. Many previous detailed studies carried out in contemporary successions of the basins of western Argentina have been the object of intense debate about the marine or nonmarine nature of these successions. In the middle unit, ichnofossils occur together with palynomorphs that show degradation and pyritization and contain scarce acritarchs suggesting brackish-water rather than fresh-water conditions in a fjord depositional system. Copyright © 2007 SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology). Fil:Pazos, P.J. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Amenabar, C.R. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2007 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_1060071X_v88_n_p137_Pazos http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_1060071X_v88_n_p137_Pazos
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description This paper reports the first ichnologic investigation in the San Rafael Basin, carried out in the glacial to postglacial transition, recorded in the El Imperial Formation at the Rio Atuel canyon. Following previous published stratigraphic schemes, three units were recognized in the field, but the upper one is ichnologically sterile and not studied in this paper. The lower unit shows evidence of glacial influence but lacks marine indicators and was deposited in a shallow paleovalley. Almost exclusively, the ichnofossils include locomotion traces produced by arthropods (Diplichnites and Diplopodichnus) or molluscs (Archaeonassa). Palynomorphs are terrestrial and show evidence of intense transport and deterioration. The middle unit contains a more varied range of ethologic categories: pascichnia (e.g., Mermia, Gordia, Cochlichnus), repichnia (e.g., Paganzichnus, Diplopodichnus, Didymaulichnus, Diplichnites, Undichna), and fodinichnia (e.g., Treptichnus) documented in transgressive deposits that record the glacial retreat and early postglacial interval. Many previous detailed studies carried out in contemporary successions of the basins of western Argentina have been the object of intense debate about the marine or nonmarine nature of these successions. In the middle unit, ichnofossils occur together with palynomorphs that show degradation and pyritization and contain scarce acritarchs suggesting brackish-water rather than fresh-water conditions in a fjord depositional system. Copyright © 2007 SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology).
author Pazos, Pablo Jose
Pazos, Pablo Jose
spellingShingle Pazos, Pablo Jose
Pazos, Pablo Jose
Trace fossils of the glacial to postglacial transition in the el imperial formation (Upper Carboniferous), San Rafael Basin, Argentina
author_facet Pazos, Pablo Jose
Pazos, Pablo Jose
author_sort Pazos, Pablo Jose
title Trace fossils of the glacial to postglacial transition in the el imperial formation (Upper Carboniferous), San Rafael Basin, Argentina
title_short Trace fossils of the glacial to postglacial transition in the el imperial formation (Upper Carboniferous), San Rafael Basin, Argentina
title_full Trace fossils of the glacial to postglacial transition in the el imperial formation (Upper Carboniferous), San Rafael Basin, Argentina
title_fullStr Trace fossils of the glacial to postglacial transition in the el imperial formation (Upper Carboniferous), San Rafael Basin, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Trace fossils of the glacial to postglacial transition in the el imperial formation (Upper Carboniferous), San Rafael Basin, Argentina
title_sort trace fossils of the glacial to postglacial transition in the el imperial formation (upper carboniferous), san rafael basin, argentina
publishDate 2007
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