Parasecuencias transgresivo-regresivas: ejemplos de afloramiento en el Eoceno de la sierra de Entzia (provincia de Araba)

Two main fades associations coexist in the Middle Eocene limestones of the Entzia ridge (Araba provincej, one representative of a tidal flat environment, the other of a mariné ramp setting. Analysis of their sequential arrangement has made it evident the existence of two orders of parasequence organ...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Payros, Aitor; Pujalte, Victoriano
Format: Article
Publication date:1997
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repository:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/10325
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/10325
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Parasequence
Transgression
Regression
Eocene
Western Pyrenees
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Summary:Two main fades associations coexist in the Middle Eocene limestones of the Entzia ridge (Araba provincej, one representative of a tidal flat environment, the other of a mariné ramp setting. Analysis of their sequential arrangement has made it evident the existence of two orders of parasequence organization. Each of the parasequences of the lower (4th?) order was built during a progressive transgression and ended with a rapid regression. Parasequences of the higher (5th ?) order began with minor transgressions and continued with minor regressions. Parasequences have often been thought to represent simple upward-shoaling successions bounded by flooding surfaces. Our findings indicate a greater complexity and diversity in parasequence development. The significance of such variability, however, still needs further studies