Serpulid-bryozoan-foraminiferal biostromes controlled by temperate climate and reduced salinity: Middle miocene of the Styrian Basin,Austria |
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Authors: | Dr J Georg Friebe |
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Institution: | 1. Vorarlberger Naturschau, Marktstra?e 33, A-6850, Dornbirn
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Abstract: | Summary Reduced salintiy and a temperate climate prevailed during the Sarmatian in the Styrian Basin, the westernmost embayment of
the Central Paratethys. At its northern margin (in the study area) tectonic processes initiated a transgression causing the
incision of a cliff into the metamorphic basement and the formation of a carbonate buildup in the latest Sarmatian. The buildup
consists of two serpulid-bryozoan-foraminiferal biostromes separated by a microbialite. Serpulids, bryozoa and the encrusting
foraminifer Sinzowella caespitosa (Steinmann) as well as microbial mats formed a rigid framework, in which biogenic debris and siliciclastics were baffled. The different
biota show complex growth relationships. Stromatolitic crusts and laminated micritic microbial crusts with birdseyes grew
in a small sheltered lagoon. The upper biostrome is truncated by a ravinement surface of eustatic orgin and is overlain by
ooid grainstone. The buildup drowned during maximum sea-level rise. |
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Keywords: | Limestone Microfacies Bryozoa Foraminifera Serpulids Reduced Salinity Paratethys Styrian Basin (Austria) Tertiary (Miocene) |
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