Datos preliminares sobre el megabentos de bivalvos del Jurásico Superior - Cretácico basal en el Cañón de San Matías (Zacatecas, México).

  1. Mora, A. de la
  2. Olóriz Sáez, Federico
  3. González Arreola, Celestina
Revista:
Geogaceta

ISSN: 0213-683X

Any de publicació: 1999

Número: 26

Pàgines: 19-22

Tipus: Article

Altres publicacions en: Geogaceta

Resum

The present contribution shows the first approach to the interpretation of precise stratigraphic horizons containing megabenthic fossil assemblages made of Upper jurassic - lowermost Cretaceous bivalves in México. This is a preliminary report focused on the careful analysis of taphonomic features in bivalve assemblages based on the taxonomic identification of bed-by-bed sampled specimens, On a total sample of fifty-one bivalve assemblages, we interpreted their usual character of parautochthonous assemblages deposited on shallow fine-grained to midd/e-outer she/ves. In addition, no cases of taphonomic condensation were recognised, but stratigraphic horizonsshowing mixing ec%gica/leve/s, usual/y, revealed biostratinomic reworking of originally tiered bivalve assemblages.