The Early Cretaceous coastal lake Konservat-Lagerstätte of La Pedrera de Meià (Southern Pyrenees)
A state of the art of the Barremian Konservat-Lagerstätte of la Pedrera de Meià site (Southern Pyrenees) is compiled here including the acquisition of new geological data. The relevance of this site, together with the nearby la Cabroa site, is due to its paleobiotic richness and the fact that 113 h...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Geociències Barcelona (Geo3BCN), Institut de Diagnosi Ambiental i Estudis de l'Aigua (IDAEA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
2023-04-01
|
| Series: | Geologica Acta |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/GEOACTA/article/view/41125 |
| _version_ | 1797654657961558016 |
|---|---|
| author | Alejandro Gil-Delgado Xavier Delclòs Albert Sellés Àngel Galobart Oriol Oms |
| author_facet | Alejandro Gil-Delgado Xavier Delclòs Albert Sellés Àngel Galobart Oriol Oms |
| author_sort | Alejandro Gil-Delgado |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description |
A state of the art of the Barremian Konservat-Lagerstätte of la Pedrera de Meià site (Southern Pyrenees) is compiled here including the acquisition of new geological data. The relevance of this site, together with the nearby la Cabroa site, is due to its paleobiotic richness and the fact that 113 holotypes and paratypes of flora and fauna have already been defined. Since its discovery at the end of the 19th century and its exploitation as a lithographic limestone quarry, the site has been the object of paleontological interest by national and foreign research teams that are summarized here (including the catalogue of 224 publications). A survey of the existing type specimens in collections all over Europe is also provided, being France and Germany, the countries where more fossils are hosted other than Spain. The geological frame of this site is also reviewed, by revisiting unpublished geological mappings (mainly that of Krusat, 1966) and integrating it in a comprehensive map that includes 4 revisited outcrops of lithographic limestone which could be potential paleontological sites. Previous stratigraphic sections did allow the precise framing of paleontological data and findings, that now can be allocated in new stratigraphic sections accounting for 50m and that contain a minimum of 40.000 laminae, being a minimum estimation of the years represented in the la Pedrera de Meià site.
|
| first_indexed | 2024-03-11T17:02:42Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-cfb0bcba3e754060973e8fd9e28ed781 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1696-5728 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-11T17:02:42Z |
| publishDate | 2023-04-01 |
| publisher | Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Geociències Barcelona (Geo3BCN), Institut de Diagnosi Ambiental i Estudis de l'Aigua (IDAEA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Geologica Acta |
| spelling | doaj.art-cfb0bcba3e754060973e8fd9e28ed7812023-10-20T07:18:15ZengUniversitat de Barcelona (UB), Geociències Barcelona (Geo3BCN), Institut de Diagnosi Ambiental i Estudis de l'Aigua (IDAEA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)Geologica Acta1696-57282023-04-012110.1344/GeologicaActa2023.21.3The Early Cretaceous coastal lake Konservat-Lagerstätte of La Pedrera de Meià (Southern Pyrenees)Alejandro Gil-DelgadoXavier DelclòsAlbert SellésÀngel GalobartOriol Oms0Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona A state of the art of the Barremian Konservat-Lagerstätte of la Pedrera de Meià site (Southern Pyrenees) is compiled here including the acquisition of new geological data. The relevance of this site, together with the nearby la Cabroa site, is due to its paleobiotic richness and the fact that 113 holotypes and paratypes of flora and fauna have already been defined. Since its discovery at the end of the 19th century and its exploitation as a lithographic limestone quarry, the site has been the object of paleontological interest by national and foreign research teams that are summarized here (including the catalogue of 224 publications). A survey of the existing type specimens in collections all over Europe is also provided, being France and Germany, the countries where more fossils are hosted other than Spain. The geological frame of this site is also reviewed, by revisiting unpublished geological mappings (mainly that of Krusat, 1966) and integrating it in a comprehensive map that includes 4 revisited outcrops of lithographic limestone which could be potential paleontological sites. Previous stratigraphic sections did allow the precise framing of paleontological data and findings, that now can be allocated in new stratigraphic sections accounting for 50m and that contain a minimum of 40.000 laminae, being a minimum estimation of the years represented in the la Pedrera de Meià site. https://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/GEOACTA/article/view/41125Barremian Konservat-LagerstättePyreneesLithographic limestonePaleobiota |
| spellingShingle | Alejandro Gil-Delgado Xavier Delclòs Albert Sellés Àngel Galobart Oriol Oms The Early Cretaceous coastal lake Konservat-Lagerstätte of La Pedrera de Meià (Southern Pyrenees) Geologica Acta Barremian Konservat-Lagerstätte Pyrenees Lithographic limestone Paleobiota |
| title | The Early Cretaceous coastal lake Konservat-Lagerstätte of La Pedrera de Meià (Southern Pyrenees) |
| title_full | The Early Cretaceous coastal lake Konservat-Lagerstätte of La Pedrera de Meià (Southern Pyrenees) |
| title_fullStr | The Early Cretaceous coastal lake Konservat-Lagerstätte of La Pedrera de Meià (Southern Pyrenees) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Early Cretaceous coastal lake Konservat-Lagerstätte of La Pedrera de Meià (Southern Pyrenees) |
| title_short | The Early Cretaceous coastal lake Konservat-Lagerstätte of La Pedrera de Meià (Southern Pyrenees) |
| title_sort | early cretaceous coastal lake konservat lagerstatte of la pedrera de meia southern pyrenees |
| topic | Barremian Konservat-Lagerstätte Pyrenees Lithographic limestone Paleobiota |
| url | https://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/GEOACTA/article/view/41125 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT alejandrogildelgado theearlycretaceouscoastallakekonservatlagerstatteoflapedrerademeiasouthernpyrenees AT xavierdelclos theearlycretaceouscoastallakekonservatlagerstatteoflapedrerademeiasouthernpyrenees AT albertselles theearlycretaceouscoastallakekonservatlagerstatteoflapedrerademeiasouthernpyrenees AT angelgalobart theearlycretaceouscoastallakekonservatlagerstatteoflapedrerademeiasouthernpyrenees AT orioloms theearlycretaceouscoastallakekonservatlagerstatteoflapedrerademeiasouthernpyrenees AT alejandrogildelgado earlycretaceouscoastallakekonservatlagerstatteoflapedrerademeiasouthernpyrenees AT xavierdelclos earlycretaceouscoastallakekonservatlagerstatteoflapedrerademeiasouthernpyrenees AT albertselles earlycretaceouscoastallakekonservatlagerstatteoflapedrerademeiasouthernpyrenees AT angelgalobart earlycretaceouscoastallakekonservatlagerstatteoflapedrerademeiasouthernpyrenees AT orioloms earlycretaceouscoastallakekonservatlagerstatteoflapedrerademeiasouthernpyrenees |