Estratigrafia, facies y paleoflora de la sucesion triasica de Potrerillos, Mendoza, Republica Argentina.
Stratigraphy, sedimentary facies and palaeoflora of the Potrerillos Triassic succession, Mendoza, Republic of Argentina.
| dc.contributor | en-US | |
| dc.contributor | es-ES | |
| dc.creator | Spalletti, Luis A. | |
| dc.creator | Morel, Eduardo M. | |
| dc.creator | Artabe, Analia E. | |
| dc.creator | Zavattieri, Ana M. | |
| dc.creator | Ganuza, Daniel | |
| dc.date | 2010-06-29 | |
| dc.identifier | http://www.andeangeology.cl/index.php/revista1/article/view/V32n2-a05 | |
| dc.identifier | 10.5027/andgeoV32n2-a05 | |
| dc.description | Nuevas exposiciones en localidades triasicas clasicas como las de los cerros Bayo y Cocodrilo (Potrerillos, noroeste de la Provincia de Mendoza, Argentina) permitieron (1) describir y caracterizar las formaciones Rio Mendoza, Cerro de Las Cabras, Potrerillos y Cacheuta; y (2) mejorar el conocimiento bioestratigrafico de las sucesiones triasicas basandose en el hallazgo de nuevos registros de plantas fosiles. Dos secciones verticales fueron estudiadas en detalle, y el analisis de las litofacies ha sido usado para interpretar los sistemas de deposicion. Facies gruesas de abanico aluvial caracterizan a la Formacion Rio Mendoza y a la seccion inferior de la Formacion Potrerillos. Sistemas fluviales traccionales gravosos y arenosos aparecen hacia el techo de la Formacion Rio Mendoza y en distintos intervalos de la Formacion Potrerillos. En el tramo basal de la Formacion Cerro de Las Cabras y en la mayor parte de la Formacion Potrerillos se identificaron depositos de sistemas fluviales de alta sinuosidad y de planicies de inundacion. Finalmente, algunos intervalos de la Formacion Potrerillos y mas especificamente la Formacion Cacheuta estan dominados por sucesiones de lutitas negras generadas por procesos suspensivos en lagos meromicticos. En asociacion con los depositos mencionados, secuencias progradacionales discretas de areniscas y conglomerados sugieren el desarrollo de barras de desembocadura hipopicnales y de canales distributarios. Se individualizaron 16 niveles fosiliferos con 23 taxones: Equisetites fertilis, Neocalamites carrerei, Cladophlebis mesozoica, C. mendozaensis, Dicroidium argenteum, D. dubium, D. odontopteroides, Johnstonia coriacea, J. stelzneriana, Xylopteris elongata, Zuberia feistmanteli, Feruglioa samaroides, Pachydermophyllum praecordillerae, Kurtziana cacheutensis, Sphenobaiera argentinae, Baiera africana, B. cuyana, Yabeiella mareyesiaca, Y. spathulata, Y. brackebuschiana, Fraxinopsis andium y Gontriglossa sp. y Rochipteris sp. Se describieron 16 tafocenosis que se relacionaron con los respectivos ambientes de sedimentacion. El analisis de las tafocenosis y su vinculacion con las facies y paleoambientes de acumulacion permitio reconocer en la localidad tipo de la Formacion Potrerillos a dos biozonas de asociacion en continuidad estratigrafica (Yabeiella mereyesiaca-Scytophyllum bonettiae-Protophyllocladoxylon cortaderitaensis -MBC- y Yabeiella brackebuschiana-Scytophyllum neuburgianum-Rhexoxylon piatnitzkyi -BNP-). La Formacion Potrerillos en este sector de la cuenca se desarrollo durante el Triasico Medio tardio-Triasico Tardio temprano. | es-ES |
| dc.description | New exposures of the classic Triassic localities of cerro Bayo and cerro Cocodrilo (Potrerillos, northwestern Mendoza province, Argentina) allowed to: (1) describe the stratigraphic architecture of the Río Mendoza, Cerro de Las Cabras, Potrerillos and Cacheuta formations; and (2) to improve the biostratigraphic knowledge of the Triassic succession based on new findings of fossil plants. Two vertical sections were measured in detail, and lithofacies analysis has been used to interpret depositional systems. Alluvial fan deposits are recognized in the Río Mendoza Formation and in the lower part of the Potrerillos Formation. Gravely and sandy bedload fluvial deposits appear towards the top of the Río Mendoza Formation and in several intervals of the Potrerillos Formation, whereas the basal part of the Cerro de Las Cabras Formation and almost all the Potrerillos Formation are characterised by high sinuosity stream and flood plain deposits. Some intervals of the Potrerillos Formation, but specifically the Cacheuta Formation, are dominated by black shale successions deposited from suspension fallout in meromictic lakes. Progradational sandstone and conglomerate intercalations within black shale successions suggest the development of hypopycnal mouth bars and distributary channel deposits. Fossil plants within the studied succession are located in 16 fossiliferous levels, and 23 taxa were identified: Equisetites fertilis, Neocalamites carrerei, Cladophlebis mesozoica, C. mendozaensis, Dicroidium argenteum, D. dubium, D. odontopteroides, Johnstonia coriacea, J. stelzneriana, Xylopteris elongata, Zuberia feistmanteli, Feruglioa samaroides, Pachydermophyllum praecordillerae, Kurtziana cacheutensis, Sphenobaiera argentinae, Baiera africana, B. cuyana, Yabeiella mareyesiaca, Y. spathulata, Y. brackebuschiana, Fraxinopsis andium and Gontriglossa sp. and Rochipteris sp. Based on the relationship between the paleobotanical composition of the fossiliferous levels, sedimentary facies and depositional settings, 16 taphocenoses are defined and described. Finally, two assemblage biozones (Yabeiella mereyesiaca- Scytophyllum bonettiae-Protophyllocladoxylon cortaderitaensis -MBC- and Yabeiella brackebuschiana - Scytophyllum neuburgianum-Rhexoxylon piatnitzkyi -BNP-) are identified in the type locality of the Potrerillos Formation. This biostratigraphic information allows to suggest that the Potrerillos Formation was deposited during the late Middle Triassic - early Late Triassic. | en-US |
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| dc.publisher | Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería | en-US |
| dc.relation | http://www.andeangeology.cl/index.php/revista1/article/view/V32n2-a05/649 | |
| dc.relation | http://www.andeangeology.cl/index.php/revista1/article/view/V32n2-a05/html | |
| dc.source | Andean Geology; Vol 32, No 2 (2005) | es-ES |
| dc.source | Andean Geology; Vol 32, No 2 (2005) | en-US |
| dc.source | 0718-7106 | |
| dc.source | 0718-7092 | |
| dc.title | Estratigrafia, facies y paleoflora de la sucesion triasica de Potrerillos, Mendoza, Republica Argentina. | es-ES |
| dc.title | Stratigraphy, sedimentary facies and palaeoflora of the Potrerillos Triassic succession, Mendoza, Republic of Argentina. | en-US |
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| dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | |
| dc.type | es-ES | |
| dc.type | en-US |
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