Storms affected shallow-water shell-rich deposits in the Central Pacific of Costa Rica, Punta Carballo Formation, Miocene

 

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Autorzy: Aguilar, Teresita, Granados, Raquel
Format: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Data wydania:2018
Opis:Outcrops at Doña Ana beach (Punta Carballo Formation, Miocene) exhibit proximal tempestites that formed in a shallow platform environment (protected bay) which was episodically affected by strong storms. The preserved fauna in the first layer is mainly composed of bivalves of the Atrina genus and show evidence of exhumation and reworking. Six shell-rich beds, which overlay the first layer, are comprised of mollusks (bivalves, gastropods and nautiloids), crabs (carapace fragments and pincers), shark teeth, and carbonized wood fragments and range in thickness from centimeters to decimeters. These beds also exhibit characteristic storm-associated structures, such as cross stratification, hummocky cross stratification, positive gradation, orientation, imbrication, filling structures, erosion, and hiatus were observed.
Kraj:Portal de Revistas UCR
Instytucja:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Język:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:archivo.portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/34159
Dostęp online:https://archivo.revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/geologica/article/view/34159
Słowo kluczowe:Paleotempestologia
tempestitas
capas de conchas
tormentas
Mioceno
Costa Rica
Paleotempestology
tempestites
shell-beds
storms
Miocene