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The palynology of the Cañadón Asfalto Formation (Jurassic), Cerro Cóndor depocentre, Cañadón Asfalto Basin, Patagonia, Argentina: palaeoecology and palaeoclimate based on ecogroup analysis
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2015-03Registro en:
Olivera, Daniela Elizabeth; Zavattieri, Ana Maria; Quattrocchio, Mirta Elena; The palynology of the Cañadón Asfalto Formation (Jurassic), Cerro Cóndor depocentre, Cañadón Asfalto Basin, Patagonia, Argentina: palaeoecology and palaeoclimate based on ecogroup analysis; American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists Foundation; Palynology; 39; 3; 3-2015; 362-386
0191-6122
1558-9188
CONICET Digital
CONICET
Autor
Olivera, Daniela Elizabeth
Zavattieri, Ana Maria
Quattrocchio, Mirta Elena
Resumen
The Canad ~ on Asfalto Formation, Ca nad ~ on Asfalto Basin, Patagonia, Argentina, is interpreted as fluvial-lacustrine deposits. A palynological study of the lower and middle parts of the unit, at the Canad ~ on Lahuinc o and Ca nad ~ on Caracoles sections, Cerro Condor Depocentre Chubut province, northwestern Patagonia, Argentina is presented. The quantitative composition of the palynofloras is characterised by the dominance of pollen produced by the conifer families Cheirolepidiaceae (Classopollis) and Araucariaceae (mainly Araucariacites and Callialasporites), suggesting that warm-temperate and relatively humid conditions under highly seasonal climate prevailed during the depositional times of the unit. The abundance of Botryococcus supports the presence of a shallow lake with probably saline conditions. Five palynomorph ecogroups (PEGs) were recognised: upland, lowland, riverside, coastal lake and aquatic. The ecological requirements of the different plant families forming the PEGs enable the inference of a sub-tropical palaeoclimate for the Canad ~ on Asfalto region during late Early Jurassic to mid Middle Jurassic, which is consistent with the ‘seasonally dry (winterwet)’ biome.