Modernist architecture in Barcelona reveals a new trace fossil from the Miocene of Montjuïc (NE Spain)

A new ichnotaxon, Lapillitubus montjuichensis n. i gen. n. isp., is described from the middle Miocene (Serravallian) of Montjuïc mountain (Barcelona, northeastern Spain). This ichnotaxon consists of a horizontal to vertical, cylindrical burrow with an agglutinated lining exclusively composed of lith...

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Autores: Belaústegui Barahona, Zain, Belaústegui, Alejandro
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2017
País:España
Recursos:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositório:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/121736
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/121736
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Modernisme (Arquitectura)
Miocè
Montjuïc (Barcelona, Catalunya)
Fòssils
Modern movement (Architecture)
Miocene
Montjuïc (Barcelona, Catalonia)
Fossils
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Resumo:A new ichnotaxon, Lapillitubus montjuichensis n. i gen. n. isp., is described from the middle Miocene (Serravallian) of Montjuïc mountain (Barcelona, northeastern Spain). This ichnotaxon consists of a horizontal to vertical, cylindrical burrow with an agglutinated lining exclusively composed of lithoclasts. Lapillitubus montjuichensis is interpreted as the result of the burrowing activity of a deposit- or suspension-feeding annelid worm. This new ichnotaxon extends the record of the informal group known as clast-armored or agglutinated trace fossils. In addition, since part of its type material is located in the blocks that make up the façades of several modernist buildings in the city of Barcelona, this new ichnotaxon highlights the importance of fossils in urban settings for those cases in which natural outcrops are reduced, restricted or even missing.