The Vaca Muerta transgression (Upper Jurassic), Neuquén Basin, Argentina: Insights into the evolution and timing of aeolian–marine transitions

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Paz, Maximiliano; Ponce, Juan Jose; Mangano, Maria Gabriela; Buatois, Luis Alberto; Carmona, Noelia Beatriz; Wetzel, Andreas; Pereira, Egberto; Rodriguez, Maximiliano Nicolás
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2021
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Considering the evolution of aeolian to marine transitions for the geological record, either catastrophic or gradual transgressive scenarios showing high or low rates of coastal migration have been proposed. A critical evaluation of modern analogues suggests that a catastrophic transgression shares many characteristics with Holocene transgressions, yet they are caused by different rates of sea-level rise. The present study provides insights into the evolution of aeolian to marine transitions in order to discuss these alternative scenarios of sea-level rise. For this purpose, a sedimentological and ichnological analysis was carried out on ten stratigraphic sections of the Picún Leufú area, Argentina. There, marine deposits of the Vaca Muerta Formation accumulated over the aeolian deposits of the Quebrada del Sapo Formation during the early Tithonian. The sedimentary evolution of the transition can be summarized in: (i) a shutdown of aeolian dune field deposition, generating a planation surface in somewhat elevated areas and reworked megadunes in lowlands; (ii) beach sedimentation caused by episodic marine flooding that contributed to megadune reworking; and (iii) deposition in an embayed marginal-marine setting at the coast, recorded by bay margin bindstone, proximal bay and distal bay sedimentation. This transition indicates very rapid coastline migration and a condensed Transgressive Systems Tract succession throughout the study area. Rates of sea-level rise similar to Holocene ones (millimetres to centimetres per year) may have produced the transition between the Quebrada del Sapo and Vaca Muerta formations. The Late Jurassic represents a non-glacial time, and the global sea-level maximum highstand pre-dated the Vaca Muerta transgressive event. Thus, part of the sea-level rise has to be attributed to tectonic/thermal subsidence and compaction of underlying strata, which may have generated these atypical rapid rates of sea-level rise.
Fil: Paz, Maximiliano. University of Saskatchewan. Department Geological Sciences; Canadá
Fil: Ponce, Juan Jose. Servicio Geológico Minero Argentino. Delegación General Roca; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Sede Alto Valle. Instituto de Investigaciones en Paleobiología y Geología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología; Argentina
Fil: Mangano, Maria Gabriela. University of Saskatchewan. Department Geological Sciences; Canadá. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Buatois, Luis Alberto. University of Saskatchewan. Department Geological Sciences; Canadá. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Carmona, Noelia Beatriz. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Sede Alto Valle. Instituto de Investigaciones en Paleobiología y Geología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología; Argentina
Fil: Wetzel, Andreas. Universidad de Basilea; Suiza
Fil: Pereira, Egberto. Universidade do Estado de Rio do Janeiro; Brasil
Fil: Rodriguez, Maximiliano Nicolás. Servicio Geológico Minero Argentino. Delegación General Roca; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología; Argentina
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CATASTROPHIC FLOODING
EMBAYMENT
PICÚN LEUFÚ AREA
RAPID TRANSGRESSION
TRANSGRESSIVE SYSTEMS TRACT
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spelling The Vaca Muerta transgression (Upper Jurassic), Neuquén Basin, Argentina: Insights into the evolution and timing of aeolian–marine transitionsPaz, MaximilianoPonce, Juan JoseMangano, Maria GabrielaBuatois, Luis AlbertoCarmona, Noelia BeatrizWetzel, AndreasPereira, EgbertoRodriguez, Maximiliano NicolásBIOTURBATIONCATASTROPHIC FLOODINGEMBAYMENTPICÚN LEUFÚ AREARAPID TRANSGRESSIONTRANSGRESSIVE SYSTEMS TRACThttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Considering the evolution of aeolian to marine transitions for the geological record, either catastrophic or gradual transgressive scenarios showing high or low rates of coastal migration have been proposed. A critical evaluation of modern analogues suggests that a catastrophic transgression shares many characteristics with Holocene transgressions, yet they are caused by different rates of sea-level rise. The present study provides insights into the evolution of aeolian to marine transitions in order to discuss these alternative scenarios of sea-level rise. For this purpose, a sedimentological and ichnological analysis was carried out on ten stratigraphic sections of the Picún Leufú area, Argentina. There, marine deposits of the Vaca Muerta Formation accumulated over the aeolian deposits of the Quebrada del Sapo Formation during the early Tithonian. The sedimentary evolution of the transition can be summarized in: (i) a shutdown of aeolian dune field deposition, generating a planation surface in somewhat elevated areas and reworked megadunes in lowlands; (ii) beach sedimentation caused by episodic marine flooding that contributed to megadune reworking; and (iii) deposition in an embayed marginal-marine setting at the coast, recorded by bay margin bindstone, proximal bay and distal bay sedimentation. This transition indicates very rapid coastline migration and a condensed Transgressive Systems Tract succession throughout the study area. Rates of sea-level rise similar to Holocene ones (millimetres to centimetres per year) may have produced the transition between the Quebrada del Sapo and Vaca Muerta formations. The Late Jurassic represents a non-glacial time, and the global sea-level maximum highstand pre-dated the Vaca Muerta transgressive event. Thus, part of the sea-level rise has to be attributed to tectonic/thermal subsidence and compaction of underlying strata, which may have generated these atypical rapid rates of sea-level rise.Fil: Paz, Maximiliano. University of Saskatchewan. Department Geological Sciences; CanadáFil: Ponce, Juan Jose. Servicio Geológico Minero Argentino. Delegación General Roca; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Sede Alto Valle. Instituto de Investigaciones en Paleobiología y Geología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología; ArgentinaFil: Mangano, Maria Gabriela. University of Saskatchewan. Department Geological Sciences; Canadá. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Buatois, Luis Alberto. University of Saskatchewan. Department Geological Sciences; Canadá. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Carmona, Noelia Beatriz. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Sede Alto Valle. Instituto de Investigaciones en Paleobiología y Geología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología; ArgentinaFil: Wetzel, Andreas. Universidad de Basilea; SuizaFil: Pereira, Egberto. Universidade do Estado de Rio do Janeiro; BrasilFil: Rodriguez, Maximiliano Nicolás. Servicio Geológico Minero Argentino. Delegación General Roca; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The Vaca Muerta transgression (Upper Jurassic), Neuquén Basin, Argentina: Insights into the evolution and timing of aeolian–marine transitions
title The Vaca Muerta transgression (Upper Jurassic), Neuquén Basin, Argentina: Insights into the evolution and timing of aeolian–marine transitions
spellingShingle The Vaca Muerta transgression (Upper Jurassic), Neuquén Basin, Argentina: Insights into the evolution and timing of aeolian–marine transitions
Paz, Maximiliano
BIOTURBATION
CATASTROPHIC FLOODING
EMBAYMENT
PICÚN LEUFÚ AREA
RAPID TRANSGRESSION
TRANSGRESSIVE SYSTEMS TRACT
title_short The Vaca Muerta transgression (Upper Jurassic), Neuquén Basin, Argentina: Insights into the evolution and timing of aeolian–marine transitions
title_full The Vaca Muerta transgression (Upper Jurassic), Neuquén Basin, Argentina: Insights into the evolution and timing of aeolian–marine transitions
title_fullStr The Vaca Muerta transgression (Upper Jurassic), Neuquén Basin, Argentina: Insights into the evolution and timing of aeolian–marine transitions
title_full_unstemmed The Vaca Muerta transgression (Upper Jurassic), Neuquén Basin, Argentina: Insights into the evolution and timing of aeolian–marine transitions
title_sort The Vaca Muerta transgression (Upper Jurassic), Neuquén Basin, Argentina: Insights into the evolution and timing of aeolian–marine transitions
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Paz, Maximiliano
Ponce, Juan Jose
Mangano, Maria Gabriela
Buatois, Luis Alberto
Carmona, Noelia Beatriz
Wetzel, Andreas
Pereira, Egberto
Rodriguez, Maximiliano Nicolás
author Paz, Maximiliano
author_facet Paz, Maximiliano
Ponce, Juan Jose
Mangano, Maria Gabriela
Buatois, Luis Alberto
Carmona, Noelia Beatriz
Wetzel, Andreas
Pereira, Egberto
Rodriguez, Maximiliano Nicolás
author_role author
author2 Ponce, Juan Jose
Mangano, Maria Gabriela
Buatois, Luis Alberto
Carmona, Noelia Beatriz
Wetzel, Andreas
Pereira, Egberto
Rodriguez, Maximiliano Nicolás
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv BIOTURBATION
CATASTROPHIC FLOODING
EMBAYMENT
PICÚN LEUFÚ AREA
RAPID TRANSGRESSION
TRANSGRESSIVE SYSTEMS TRACT
topic BIOTURBATION
CATASTROPHIC FLOODING
EMBAYMENT
PICÚN LEUFÚ AREA
RAPID TRANSGRESSION
TRANSGRESSIVE SYSTEMS TRACT
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Considering the evolution of aeolian to marine transitions for the geological record, either catastrophic or gradual transgressive scenarios showing high or low rates of coastal migration have been proposed. A critical evaluation of modern analogues suggests that a catastrophic transgression shares many characteristics with Holocene transgressions, yet they are caused by different rates of sea-level rise. The present study provides insights into the evolution of aeolian to marine transitions in order to discuss these alternative scenarios of sea-level rise. For this purpose, a sedimentological and ichnological analysis was carried out on ten stratigraphic sections of the Picún Leufú area, Argentina. There, marine deposits of the Vaca Muerta Formation accumulated over the aeolian deposits of the Quebrada del Sapo Formation during the early Tithonian. The sedimentary evolution of the transition can be summarized in: (i) a shutdown of aeolian dune field deposition, generating a planation surface in somewhat elevated areas and reworked megadunes in lowlands; (ii) beach sedimentation caused by episodic marine flooding that contributed to megadune reworking; and (iii) deposition in an embayed marginal-marine setting at the coast, recorded by bay margin bindstone, proximal bay and distal bay sedimentation. This transition indicates very rapid coastline migration and a condensed Transgressive Systems Tract succession throughout the study area. Rates of sea-level rise similar to Holocene ones (millimetres to centimetres per year) may have produced the transition between the Quebrada del Sapo and Vaca Muerta formations. The Late Jurassic represents a non-glacial time, and the global sea-level maximum highstand pre-dated the Vaca Muerta transgressive event. Thus, part of the sea-level rise has to be attributed to tectonic/thermal subsidence and compaction of underlying strata, which may have generated these atypical rapid rates of sea-level rise.
Fil: Paz, Maximiliano. University of Saskatchewan. Department Geological Sciences; Canadá
Fil: Ponce, Juan Jose. Servicio Geológico Minero Argentino. Delegación General Roca; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Sede Alto Valle. Instituto de Investigaciones en Paleobiología y Geología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología; Argentina
Fil: Mangano, Maria Gabriela. University of Saskatchewan. Department Geological Sciences; Canadá. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Buatois, Luis Alberto. University of Saskatchewan. Department Geological Sciences; Canadá. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Carmona, Noelia Beatriz. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Sede Alto Valle. Instituto de Investigaciones en Paleobiología y Geología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología; Argentina
Fil: Wetzel, Andreas. Universidad de Basilea; Suiza
Fil: Pereira, Egberto. Universidade do Estado de Rio do Janeiro; Brasil
Fil: Rodriguez, Maximiliano Nicolás. Servicio Geológico Minero Argentino. Delegación General Roca; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología; Argentina
description Considering the evolution of aeolian to marine transitions for the geological record, either catastrophic or gradual transgressive scenarios showing high or low rates of coastal migration have been proposed. A critical evaluation of modern analogues suggests that a catastrophic transgression shares many characteristics with Holocene transgressions, yet they are caused by different rates of sea-level rise. The present study provides insights into the evolution of aeolian to marine transitions in order to discuss these alternative scenarios of sea-level rise. For this purpose, a sedimentological and ichnological analysis was carried out on ten stratigraphic sections of the Picún Leufú area, Argentina. There, marine deposits of the Vaca Muerta Formation accumulated over the aeolian deposits of the Quebrada del Sapo Formation during the early Tithonian. The sedimentary evolution of the transition can be summarized in: (i) a shutdown of aeolian dune field deposition, generating a planation surface in somewhat elevated areas and reworked megadunes in lowlands; (ii) beach sedimentation caused by episodic marine flooding that contributed to megadune reworking; and (iii) deposition in an embayed marginal-marine setting at the coast, recorded by bay margin bindstone, proximal bay and distal bay sedimentation. This transition indicates very rapid coastline migration and a condensed Transgressive Systems Tract succession throughout the study area. Rates of sea-level rise similar to Holocene ones (millimetres to centimetres per year) may have produced the transition between the Quebrada del Sapo and Vaca Muerta formations. The Late Jurassic represents a non-glacial time, and the global sea-level maximum highstand pre-dated the Vaca Muerta transgressive event. Thus, part of the sea-level rise has to be attributed to tectonic/thermal subsidence and compaction of underlying strata, which may have generated these atypical rapid rates of sea-level rise.
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