Tafonomía e icnología de los depósitos de tormenta de la Formación Bardas Blancas (Jurásico Inferior-Medio), Mendoza, Argentina
; Palma, Ricardo Manuel 
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12/2008
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Asociación Paleontológica Argentina
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Ameghiniana
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0002-7014
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1851-8044
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Los depósitos de la Formación Bardas Blancas (Toarciano-Bajociano) de la Cuenca Neuquina, en el área del río Potimalal, son caracterizados sobre la base de criterios sedimentológicos, tafonómicos e icnológicos. Los atributos tafonómicos y su relación con las litofacies permiten distinguir cinco tipos de depósitos bioclásticos (DB): (1) DB1-Areniscas bioclásticas con estratificación cruzada tipo hummocky; (2) DB2-Concentraciones tabulares o lenticulares en areniscas finas-medias con estratificación cruzada tipo hummocky; (3) DB3-"Lags" bioclásticos; (4) DB4-Concentraciones complejas; (5) DB5-Concentraciones bioclásticas en areniscas finas macizas. Estos depósitos fueron interpretados como flujos de relajación de tormentas (DB3), tempestitas proximales (DB1 y DB2) y tempestitas distales (DB4 y DB5). Los taxa de moluscos incluyen pelecípodos, cefalópodos y gastrópodos, en orden de abundancia decreciente. Pholadomya cf. abbreviata Hupé, Meleagrinella cf. echinata (Sowerby) y Neocrassina andium (Gottsche) están presentes en las facies de areniscas mientras que Pholadomya laevigata Hupé y Trigonia (Trigonia) sp. son abundantes en las facies de pelitas. La icnofauna incluye los icnogéneros Skolithos y Ophiomorpha, asignados a la icnofacies de Skolithos, y Thalassinoides, Palaeophycus, Planolites y Chondrites, asignados a la icnofacies de Cruziana. En estos afloramientos se reconocieron tres secciones que se profundizan hacia el techo, promediando los 26, 17 y 25 m en espesor. El análisis y la interpretación de los rasgos sedimentológicos, tafonómicos e icnológicos permiten interpretar una plataforma dominada por tormentas, en una zona comprendida entre la anteplaya y la plataforma externa.
The Bardas Blancas Formation (Toarcian-Bajocian) of the Neuquen Basin in rio Potimalal area is characterized on the basis of sedimentologic, taphonomic and ichnologic criteria. The taphonomic attributes and their relation to the lithofacies allow us to distinguish five different bioclastic deposits (BD): (1) BD1, hummocky cross-stratified shell concentrations; (2) BD2, lenticular or tabular shell concentrations in hummocky cross-stratified sandstones; (3) BD3, shell “lags”; (4) BD4, complex shell beds; (5) BD5, shell beds in massive fine-medium grained sandstones. BD3 have been interpreted as storm relaxation flows, whereas BD1-BD2 has been interpreted as proximal tempestites and BD4-BD5 as distal tempestites. Molluscs taxa recorded include bivalves, cephalopods and gastropods, in order of decreasing of his relative abundance. Pholadomya cf. abbreviata Hupé, Meleagrinella cf. echinata (Sowerby) and Neocrassina andium (Gottsche) are present in sandstone facies while, Pholadomya laevigata Hupé and Trigonia (Trigonia) sp. are abundant in mudstone facies. Ichnofauna includes Skolithos and Ophiomorpha that may be assigned to the Skolithos ichnofacies, and Thalassinoides, Palaeophycus, Planolites and Chondrites, assigned to the Cruziana ichnofacies. In the study area, there are three deepening upward successions averaging 26, 17 and 25 m in thickness. The analysis and interpretation of sedimentologic, taphonomic and ichnologic features suggests a storm-dominated shelf, in a zone comprised from shoreface and outer shelf areas.
The Bardas Blancas Formation (Toarcian-Bajocian) of the Neuquen Basin in rio Potimalal area is characterized on the basis of sedimentologic, taphonomic and ichnologic criteria. The taphonomic attributes and their relation to the lithofacies allow us to distinguish five different bioclastic deposits (BD): (1) BD1, hummocky cross-stratified shell concentrations; (2) BD2, lenticular or tabular shell concentrations in hummocky cross-stratified sandstones; (3) BD3, shell “lags”; (4) BD4, complex shell beds; (5) BD5, shell beds in massive fine-medium grained sandstones. BD3 have been interpreted as storm relaxation flows, whereas BD1-BD2 has been interpreted as proximal tempestites and BD4-BD5 as distal tempestites. Molluscs taxa recorded include bivalves, cephalopods and gastropods, in order of decreasing of his relative abundance. Pholadomya cf. abbreviata Hupé, Meleagrinella cf. echinata (Sowerby) and Neocrassina andium (Gottsche) are present in sandstone facies while, Pholadomya laevigata Hupé and Trigonia (Trigonia) sp. are abundant in mudstone facies. Ichnofauna includes Skolithos and Ophiomorpha that may be assigned to the Skolithos ichnofacies, and Thalassinoides, Palaeophycus, Planolites and Chondrites, assigned to the Cruziana ichnofacies. In the study area, there are three deepening upward successions averaging 26, 17 and 25 m in thickness. The analysis and interpretation of sedimentologic, taphonomic and ichnologic features suggests a storm-dominated shelf, in a zone comprised from shoreface and outer shelf areas.
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