Ichnological analysis and paleoenvironmental inferences of Neogene meandering fluvial deposits in Continental Rift of Southeastern Brazil

Autor: Daniel Sedorko, Claudio Limeira Mello, Renato Rodriguez Cabral Ramos, Alessandro Batezelli, Vittor Cambria, Victória Ramiro Coelho Goulart, Kimberly Silva Ramos
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />French<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Brazilian Journal of Geology, Vol 54, Iss 1 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2317-4692
2317-4889
DOI: 10.1590/2317-4889202420230043
Popis: Abstract The sedimentary basins in the Continental Rift of Southeastern Brazil (CRSB) provide an opportunity for ichnological analyses due to its well-known facies relationships and paleoenvironmental interpretations. This study reports invertebrate trace fossils from the Neogene fluvial deposits (Floriano Formation) and applies integrated ichnological and facies analyses to reconstruct the environmental conditions recorded in this lithostratigraphic unit. Fieldworks revealed a rich ichnofauna in the Floriano Formation, whose facies associations have been interpreted as indicative of meandering river environments. Four sedimentary facies were identified, including bioturbated sandstone, horizontally stratified sandstone, laminated sandstone, and mudstone. Six ichnogenera were identified, Arenicolites, Beaconites, Camborygma, Palaeophycus, Skolithos, and Taenidium. Those ichnogenera occur as Skolithos, Taenidium, and Beaconites ichnocoenoses. The Skolithos ichnocoenosis is primarily represented within sand bar deposits, indicating arthropod colonization in abandoned channels. The Taenidium ichnocoenosis, which is observed within mudstone layers and presents Camborygma burrows, suggests transitional environments between aquatic and subaerial conditions, locally with high water table levels. The Beaconites ichnocoenosis indicates changes in substrate consistency associated with progressive desiccation and extended exposure time. Therefore, the identified ichnocoenoses, combined with the analysis of physical sedimentary structures, suggest generally humid conditions during colonization by invertebrates of the meandering river deposits of the Floriano Formation.
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