Taphonomy and paleoecology of lower cretaceous oyster mass occurrences from west-central Argentina and evolutionary paleoecology of gregariousness in oysters

Lower Cretaceous (lower Hauterivian) oyster mass occurrences (OMOs) dominated by the gryphaeid small oyster Ceratostreon from the Neuquen Basin (west-central Argentina) are analyzed in terms of taphonomy and paleoecology in order to characterize their origin, reconstruct the oyster-dominated paleoco...

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Publicado: 2018
Materias:
abundance
bioherm
biostrome
bivalve
Cretaceous
evolutionary biology
paleoecology
paleoenvironment
reworking
sedimentation rate
taphonomy
Tethys
Argentina
Neuquen Basin
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean (East)
Gryphaeidae
Ostreidae
Acceso en línea:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_08831351_v33_n6_p237_Toscano
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_08831351_v33_n6_p237_Toscano
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spelling paper:paper_08831351_v33_n6_p237_Toscano2023-06-08T15:46:29Z Taphonomy and paleoecology of lower cretaceous oyster mass occurrences from west-central Argentina and evolutionary paleoecology of gregariousness in oysters abundance bioherm biostrome bivalve Cretaceous evolutionary biology paleoecology paleoenvironment reworking sedimentation rate taphonomy Tethys Argentina Neuquen Basin Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean (East) Gryphaeidae Ostreidae Lower Cretaceous (lower Hauterivian) oyster mass occurrences (OMOs) dominated by the gryphaeid small oyster Ceratostreon from the Neuquen Basin (west-central Argentina) are analyzed in terms of taphonomy and paleoecology in order to characterize their origin, reconstruct the oyster-dominated paleocommunity, and assess their paleoenvironmental implications. A laterally extensive oyster-bearing sedimentary interval with high oyster abundance was analyzed at three localities situated along a 75 km N-S transect. Three different types of OMOs were differentiated: biogenic bioherms with dominance of encrusting life habits, biogenic autobiostromes with dominance of soft bottom recliners, and mixed sedimentologic-biogenic parabiostromes with signs of reworking. The development of these different types of OMOs indicates a high nutrient input that favored high oyster proliferation, whereas the different life habits adopted by the oysters indicate a difference in sedimentation rate throughout the studied level: reclining oysters indicate a higher sedimentation rate than cementing ones. This Lower Cretaceous study case is framed in a general context of global shift of OMOs from a Tethyan distribution during the Jurassic to a mainly eastern Pacific distribution in the Cretaceous, occupying both coastal and deep continental shelf. Also, there is a taxonomic shift from primarily gryphaeid OMOs during the Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous to primarily ostreid OMOs during the Upper Cretaceous. Cenozoic OMOs are found in marginal marine environments and are exclusively built by ostreids. An increase in predation pressure from the mid-Mesozoic onwards could have pushed OMOs to marginal marine environments where predators cannot thrive and force a taxonomic shift towards brachyhaline taxa. © 2018, SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology). 2018 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_08831351_v33_n6_p237_Toscano http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_08831351_v33_n6_p237_Toscano
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topic abundance
bioherm
biostrome
bivalve
Cretaceous
evolutionary biology
paleoecology
paleoenvironment
reworking
sedimentation rate
taphonomy
Tethys
Argentina
Neuquen Basin
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean (East)
Gryphaeidae
Ostreidae
spellingShingle abundance
bioherm
biostrome
bivalve
Cretaceous
evolutionary biology
paleoecology
paleoenvironment
reworking
sedimentation rate
taphonomy
Tethys
Argentina
Neuquen Basin
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean (East)
Gryphaeidae
Ostreidae
Taphonomy and paleoecology of lower cretaceous oyster mass occurrences from west-central Argentina and evolutionary paleoecology of gregariousness in oysters
topic_facet abundance
bioherm
biostrome
bivalve
Cretaceous
evolutionary biology
paleoecology
paleoenvironment
reworking
sedimentation rate
taphonomy
Tethys
Argentina
Neuquen Basin
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean (East)
Gryphaeidae
Ostreidae
description Lower Cretaceous (lower Hauterivian) oyster mass occurrences (OMOs) dominated by the gryphaeid small oyster Ceratostreon from the Neuquen Basin (west-central Argentina) are analyzed in terms of taphonomy and paleoecology in order to characterize their origin, reconstruct the oyster-dominated paleocommunity, and assess their paleoenvironmental implications. A laterally extensive oyster-bearing sedimentary interval with high oyster abundance was analyzed at three localities situated along a 75 km N-S transect. Three different types of OMOs were differentiated: biogenic bioherms with dominance of encrusting life habits, biogenic autobiostromes with dominance of soft bottom recliners, and mixed sedimentologic-biogenic parabiostromes with signs of reworking. The development of these different types of OMOs indicates a high nutrient input that favored high oyster proliferation, whereas the different life habits adopted by the oysters indicate a difference in sedimentation rate throughout the studied level: reclining oysters indicate a higher sedimentation rate than cementing ones. This Lower Cretaceous study case is framed in a general context of global shift of OMOs from a Tethyan distribution during the Jurassic to a mainly eastern Pacific distribution in the Cretaceous, occupying both coastal and deep continental shelf. Also, there is a taxonomic shift from primarily gryphaeid OMOs during the Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous to primarily ostreid OMOs during the Upper Cretaceous. Cenozoic OMOs are found in marginal marine environments and are exclusively built by ostreids. An increase in predation pressure from the mid-Mesozoic onwards could have pushed OMOs to marginal marine environments where predators cannot thrive and force a taxonomic shift towards brachyhaline taxa. © 2018, SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology).
title Taphonomy and paleoecology of lower cretaceous oyster mass occurrences from west-central Argentina and evolutionary paleoecology of gregariousness in oysters
title_short Taphonomy and paleoecology of lower cretaceous oyster mass occurrences from west-central Argentina and evolutionary paleoecology of gregariousness in oysters
title_full Taphonomy and paleoecology of lower cretaceous oyster mass occurrences from west-central Argentina and evolutionary paleoecology of gregariousness in oysters
title_fullStr Taphonomy and paleoecology of lower cretaceous oyster mass occurrences from west-central Argentina and evolutionary paleoecology of gregariousness in oysters
title_full_unstemmed Taphonomy and paleoecology of lower cretaceous oyster mass occurrences from west-central Argentina and evolutionary paleoecology of gregariousness in oysters
title_sort taphonomy and paleoecology of lower cretaceous oyster mass occurrences from west-central argentina and evolutionary paleoecology of gregariousness in oysters
publishDate 2018
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_08831351_v33_n6_p237_Toscano
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_08831351_v33_n6_p237_Toscano
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