Foraminiferal and Palynological Records of an Abrupt Environmental Change at the Badenian/Sarmatian Boundary (Middle Miocene): A Case Study in Northeastern Central Paratethys

Autor: Danuta Peryt, Przemysław Gedl, Elżbieta Worobiec, Grzegorz Worobiec, Tadeusz Marek Peryt
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Geosciences, Vol 14, Iss 3, p 86 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2076-3263
DOI: 10.3390/geosciences14030086
Popis: The Badenian/Sarmatian boundary in the Central Paratethyan basins is characterised by a change from open marine conditions during the late Badenian to the assumed brackish conditions during the early Sarmatian. The foraminiferal and palynological results of the Badenian/Sarmatian boundary interval in the Babczyn 2 borehole (in SE Poland) showed that the studied interval accumulated under variable, unstable sedimentary conditions. The Badenian/Sarmatian boundary, as correlated with a sudden extinction of stenohaline foraminifera, is interpreted as being due to the shallowing of the basin. The lack of foraminifera and marine palynomorphs just above the Badenian/Sarmatian boundary can reflect short-term anoxia. The composition of the euryhaline assemblages, characteristic for the lower Sarmatian part of the studied succession, indicates from marine to hypersaline conditions.
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