Tafonomía cuantitativa del yacimiento de Cacela (Tortoniense superior

A quantitative taphonomic analysis were performed in the fossil assemblages of the late Tortonian of the lower-mid part of the Cacela Formation (Cacela, Algarve, S Portugal). Taphonomic results, together with sedimentological analysis and the faunal assemblages, allow to inferring palaeoenvironmenta...

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Autores: Rico García, Alberto, Aguirre, J., Civis-Llovera, Jorge, González Delgado, José Ángel, Alonso Gavilán, G.
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repositorio:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/8636
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/8636
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Quantitative taphonomy
Late Tortonian
Neogene
Algarve
Portugal
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Resumo:A quantitative taphonomic analysis were performed in the fossil assemblages of the late Tortonian of the lower-mid part of the Cacela Formation (Cacela, Algarve, S Portugal). Taphonomic results, together with sedimentological analysis and the faunal assemblages, allow to inferring palaeoenvironmental changes. The upper Tortonian sedimentation started with fan-delta conglomerates that quickly changed to outerplatform silty marls deposited in a setting with a relatively low sedimentation rate as indicated by the concentration of glauconite. Higher up into the section, a progressive shallowing trend is inferred, and sediments of inner platform settings were formed