Paleontology and stratigraphy of the Middle–Upper Miocene of the Taman Peninsula: Part 1. Description of key sections and benthic fossil groups
- Authors: Popov S.V.1, Nikolaeva I.A.2, Kozyrenko T.M.3, Koromyslova A.V.1, Iljina L.B.1, Pinchuk T.N.4, Dykan N.I.5, Vernyhorova Y.V.5, Goncharova I.A.1, Radionova E.P.6, Golovina L.A.6, Fillippova N.Y.6, Rostovtseva Y.V.7, Viskova L.A.1
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Affiliations:
- Borissiak Paleontological Institute
- Karpinsky All-Russia Research Geological Institute
- St. Petersburg State University
- Kuban State University
- Institute of Geological Sciences
- Geological Institute
- Department of Lithology and Marine Geology, Geological Faculty
- Issue: Vol 50, No 10 (2016)
- Pages: 1039-1206
- Section: Article
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0031-0301/article/view/166714
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0031030116100014
- ID: 166714
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Abstract
The Taman sections, reference for the Neogene of the Eastern Paratethys, are investigated thoroughly paleontologically and stratigraphically, with level-by-level description of four sections, correlated in detail with each other; fossil remains coming from them are examined conjointly, with uniform binding to the sections. The composition of malacofaunas and foraminifers allowed the recognition of all regional stages and substages from the Upper Chokrakian to Middle Kimmerian, their boundaries, and correlation with the Kerch stratotypes. The study of the taxonomic composition of ostracods improved the boundaries of stratigraphic ranges of particular species. The complete and continuous sequence of Karaganian–Konkian deposits has provided the data improving the volume and boundaries of the Konkian Regional Stage and showing that it is divided into three units. Investigation of these groups provided the stratigraphical basis for pioneer studies of phytoplankton; the taxonomic composition and distribution in the sections of nannoplankton, diatoms, and organic-walled phytoplankton are investigated completely for the first time; the points of penetra- tion of marine water into the basin are recognized. The most reliable tool for correlation of deposits in a semiclosed basin is distribution of “ecologically plastic” groups that are able to tolerate a wide range of salinity and variation of the gas regime, such as mollusks, benthic foraminifers, and, among phytoplankton, diatoms and dinocysts. The appearance of stratigraphically significant diatom and nannoplankton species in Konkian, Sarmatian, and Maeotian deposits allowed the comparison of intervals of their presence with the oceanic zones where these index species are provided with absolute dating. The level-by-level palynological characteristics of the beds is reported, providing the basis for reconstruction of climatic changes in this region.
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S. V. Popov
Borissiak Paleontological Institute
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Russian Federation, Profsoyuznaya ul. 123, Moscow, 117997
I. A. Nikolaeva
Karpinsky All-Russia Research Geological Institute
Email: serg.pop@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Srednii pr. 74, St. Petersburg, 199106
T. M. Kozyrenko
St. Petersburg State University
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Russian Federation, Universitetskaya nab. 7-9, St. Petersburg, 199034
A. V. Koromyslova
Borissiak Paleontological Institute
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Russian Federation, Profsoyuznaya ul. 123, Moscow, 117997
L. B. Iljina
Borissiak Paleontological Institute
Email: serg.pop@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Profsoyuznaya ul. 123, Moscow, 117997
T. N. Pinchuk
Kuban State University
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Russian Federation, Stavropolskaya ul. 149, Krasnodar, 350040
N. I. Dykan
Institute of Geological Sciences
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Ukraine, ul. O. Gonchara 55-b, Kiev, 01601
Yu. V. Vernyhorova
Institute of Geological Sciences
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Ukraine, ul. O. Gonchara 55-b, Kiev, 01601
I. A. Goncharova
Borissiak Paleontological Institute
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Russian Federation, Profsoyuznaya ul. 123, Moscow, 117997
E. P. Radionova
Geological Institute
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Russian Federation, Pyzhevskiy per. 7, Moscow, 119017
L. A. Golovina
Geological Institute
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Russian Federation, Pyzhevskiy per. 7, Moscow, 119017
N. Yu. Fillippova
Geological Institute
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Russian Federation, Pyzhevskiy per. 7, Moscow, 119017
Yu. V. Rostovtseva
Department of Lithology and Marine Geology, Geological Faculty
Email: serg.pop@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 119992
L. A. Viskova
Borissiak Paleontological Institute
Email: serg.pop@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Profsoyuznaya ul. 123, Moscow, 117997