João da Fonseca Gomes de Lemos, Geize Carolinne Correia Andrade Oliveira
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Abstract
Calcareous nannofossils of the Lower Tejo Basin Miocene, Portugal. This study presents the taxonomy, biostratigraphy, and paleoecology of calcareous nannofossils from an outcrop on the border of Foz da Fonte beach, geologically setting in the Neogene of the Lower Tejo Basin, Portugal. The taxonomic description allowed us to identify 19 calcareous nannofossils species belonging to ten genera (Helicosphaera, Pontosphaera, Reticulofenestra, Cyclicargolithus, Coccolithus, Discoaster, Sphenolithus, Umbilicosphaera, Calcidiscus, and Thoracosphaera). Based on the stratigraphic range of Discoaster druggii, Reticulofenestra lockeri and Helicosphaera ampliaperta the section was defined in the NN2 and CN1 biozones, within the Burdigalian (lower Miocene). Quantitative analysis showed a significant variation in species diversity as a function of depth, as well as a relationship between species richness and the calcium carbonate content present in these rocks. According to these data, mainly due to the abundance of Reticulofenestra spp., Coccolithus spp. and Helicosphaera spp., it is possible to infer that this was a nutrient-rich nearshore marine environment (eutrophic) influenced by warm water conditions.
Keywords: calcareous nannofossils, taxonomy, biostratigraphy, paleoecology, Neogene, Lower Tejo Basin.
RESUMO – Este estudo apresenta a taxonomia, bioestratigrafia e paleoecologia dos nanofosseis calcarios presentes nas rochas que afloram as margens da praia da Foz da Fonte, geologicamente pertencentes ao Neogeno da Bacia do Baixo Tejo, Portugal. A descricao taxonomica permitiu identificar 19 especies de nanofosseis calcarios pertencentes a dez generos (Helicosphaera, Pontosphaera, Reticulofenestra, Cyclicargolithus, Coccolithus, Discoaster, Sphenolithus, Umbilicosphaera, Calcidiscus e Thoracosphaera). Com base na distribuicao bioestratigrafica de Discoaster druggii, Reticulofenestra lockeri e Helicosphaera ampliaperta a secao foi definida pertencendo as biozonas NN2 e CN1, dentro do Burdigaliano (Mioceno inferior). A analise quantitativa mostrou significativa variacao na diversidade de especies em funcao da profundidade e, tambem, uma relacao entre a riqueza especifica e abundância com o teor de carbonato de calcio presente nas rochas. De acordo com esses dados, principalmente pela abundância de Reticulofenestra spp., Coccolithus spp. e Helicosphaera spp. e possivel inferir que tratava de um ambiente marinho proximo a costa, rico em nutrientes (eutrofico), influenciado por massas de aguas quentes.
Palavras-chave: nanofosseis calcarios, taxonomia, bioestratigrafia, paleoecologia, Neogeno, Bacia do Baixo Tejo.
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