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Middle-Late Pennsylvanian tectonosedimentary, climatic and biotic records in basins of Europe, NW Turkey and North Africa; an overview

Stanislav Oplustil and Joerg W. Schneider
Middle-Late Pennsylvanian tectonosedimentary, climatic and biotic records in basins of Europe, NW Turkey and North Africa; an overview (in Ice ages, climate dynamics and biotic events; the Late Pennsylvanian world, S. G. Lucas (editor), W. A. DiMichele (editor), S. Oplustil (editor) and X. Wang (editor))
Special Publication - Geological Society of London (January 2023) 535 (1): 225-291

Abstract

In Europe, North Africa and Asia Minor, the remains of Pennsylvanian sedimentary basins bearing continental deposits either intimately mixed with shallow-marine strata or deposited in exclusively continental settings are preserved. Long-lasting research on these basins allowed the definition of regional stages and substages based on marine fauna and terrestrial flora, later extended by terrestrial and freshwater faunal biostratigraphies. Glacioeustatically driven marine bands provide laterally widespread correlation markers; however, where such bands are missing only biostratigraphic control exists. Resolution of biostratigraphic zonations combined with gaps in sedimentary successions and variable quality of the fossil record throughout the basin fills do not allow in all cases a precise correlation between the Pennsylvanian basins in Europe and, in turn, the timing of tectonic, climatic and biotic events, and thus an absolute complete understanding of the response of terrestrial and freshwater biota to climate changes across eastern tropical Pangaea. A helpful tool is new radioisotopic ages of intercalated volcaniclastics that reveal the partial diachroneity of some widely used biostratigraphies. We attempt to present the current state of the art to stimulate further research to mitigate gaps in our knowledge.


ISSN: 0305-8719
EISSN: 2041-4927
Coden: GSLSBW
Serial Title: Special Publication - Geological Society of London
Serial Volume: 535
Serial Issue: 1
Title: Middle-Late Pennsylvanian tectonosedimentary, climatic and biotic records in basins of Europe, NW Turkey and North Africa; an overview
Title: Ice ages, climate dynamics and biotic events; the Late Pennsylvanian world
Author(s): Oplustil, StanislavSchneider, Joerg W.
Author(s): Lucas, S. G.editor
Author(s): DiMichele, W. A.editor
Author(s): Oplustil, S.editor
Author(s): Wang, X.editor
Affiliation: Charles University, Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Prague, Czech Republic
Affiliation: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, United States
Pages: 225-291
Published: 20230111
Text Language: English
Publisher: Geological Society of London, London, United Kingdom
References: 475
Accession Number: 2023-016889
Categories: Stratigraphy
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: illus. incl. strat. cols., sects., geol. sketch maps
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Secondary Affiliation: Technische Universitaet Bergakademie Freiberg, DEU, Germany
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2025, American Geosciences Institute.
Update Code: 202312

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