Age and palaeoenvironment of the spherulite-bearing polány Marl Formation (Upper Cretaceous, Hungary) on basis of palynological and nannoplankton investigation

Author(s)
A. ́ Siegl-Farkas, M. Wagreich
Abstract

Spherulites and spherulite like forms microlapilli found in formations of different ages may be indicators of geological events in extraterrestrial space and faraway areas of the Earth. The age and conditions of embedding can he deciphered by investigating the enclosing rocks. Studying the Upper Cretaceous in this way may be of special importance in tracing the latest Cretaceous extinction as well. The borehole Nagygörbö-1 can be considered as the "Spherulite-reference section" in the Upper Cretaceous Polány Marl Formation, because the spherulites described by VASKÓ-DÁVID (1994) occurred in these biostratigraphically well determined host sediments (SIEGL-FARKAS and WAGREICH, 1994).

Organisation(s)
Department of Geology
External organisation(s)
Geological Institute of Hungary
Journal
Acta Biologica Szegediensis
Volume
41
Pages
23-36
No. of pages
14
ISSN
0324-6523
Publication date
12-1997
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
105118 Palaeontology
Keywords
ASJC Scopus subject areas
General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, General Neuroscience
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/73f2e9b8-1bdc-4bab-a70c-a446b34773ae