Abstract
Representative assemblages of agglutinated foraminifera from the Paleocene deposits of the Suha outcrop in the Tarcău Nappe (Eastern Carpathians, Romania) were analyzed using diversity indices, morphogroups and foraminiferal biofacies in order to describe the paleoenvironmental and palaeobathymetrical conditions of the studied area. The results suggest bathyal environments, close to the Carbonate Compensation Depth (CCD) and a flysch type biofacies. The assemblages are dominated by coarsely agglutinated flysch-type taxa: tubular (Nothia, Rhizammina, Rhabdammina), globular (Saccammina), flattened planispiral and streptospiral (Rzehakina) and flattened streptospiral forms (Paratrochamminoides and Trochamminoides). The agglutinated foraminifera morphogroups display variations through the section suggesting changes in the amount of organic matter, oxygen and seafloor disturbance caused by the local influence of the turbiditic flows. Based on the presence of the index taxa Rzehakina fissistomata throughout the entire section, the deposits were assigned to the Paleocene Izvor Formation.
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Recommended Citation
Bindiu-Haitonic, Raluca and Filipescu, Sorin
(2016)
Paleocene "flysch-type" agglutinated foraminifera from the northern part of the Eastern Carpathians (Romania),
Studia UBB Geologia
60
(2): 17-30
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1937-8602.60.2.1294
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https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/geologia/vol60/iss2/art2
