Oligocene - Miocene Angiosperm fossil site in the Boa Vista Basin, Paraíba State, Northeast Brazil
The Boa Vista Basin consists of a half-graben controlled by the extensional reactivation of the Serra do Monte Shear Zone, situated within the Transversal Zone, Alto Moxotó Domain of the Borborema Province. The basin was filled by a volcanic-sedimentary sequence characterized by basaltic flows, lac...
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| author | Cleide Regina Moura da Silva Tania Dutra Thièrs Wilberger Geysson Lages Vladimir Medeiros |
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The Boa Vista Basin consists of a half-graben controlled by the extensional reactivation of the Serra do Monte Shear Zone, situated within the Transversal Zone, Alto Moxotó Domain of the Borborema Province. The basin was filled by a volcanic-sedimentary sequence characterized by basaltic flows, lacustrine bentonitic clays, and fluvial sandstones and conglomerates of the Campos Novos Formation. The age of the overlying basalts indicates the Oligocene-Miocene boundary. The palynomorph association observed in the Campos Novos Formation presents a preliminary age from the upper Eocene to the lower Oligocene. We identified the fossil material in the sandstones and bentonitic clays. The massive lithic arkosic sandstones present planar and trough cross-bedding and include pieces of silicified wood up to 2 m in length. The bentonitic clays present greenish, light brown, and dark brown colors, with fossil remains identified at the levels of greenish and light brown bentonitic clays in the Juá II and Bravo mines. About 200 specimens of leaves, fruits, and wood fragments were collected at these site, associated with ichnofossils in vertical and horizontal tubes. Among the numerous and varied leaf remains preserved as impressions, Fabaceae, Annonaceae, Lauraceae, Burseraceae, Anacardiaceae, Myrtaceae, and Malvales types dominate. The set attests to a tropical to subtropical flora, similar to elements that grow in the coastal areas of the state of Paraíba today. Some morphotypes are also characteristic of drier regions of Central Brazil. This set has preferential affinities with globally dry and locally humid environments. It seems to have a good relation with the more arid phases that accompanied the global temperature drop intervals at the Oligocene-Miocene boundary, supporting the geological age data.
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| spelling | doaj-art-d909cf2fb41f4a3da136bf71f71b298a2024-11-17T08:25:42ZengServiço Geológico do Brasil (CPRM)Journal of the Geological Survey of Brazil2595-19392024-11-017SI2Oligocene - Miocene Angiosperm fossil site in the Boa Vista Basin, Paraíba State, Northeast BrazilCleide Regina Moura da Silva0Tania Dutra1Thièrs Wilberger2Geysson Lages3Vladimir Medeiros4Geological Survey of BrazilUnisinosArayara International Institute, CuritibaGeological Survey of BrazilGeological Survey of Brazil The Boa Vista Basin consists of a half-graben controlled by the extensional reactivation of the Serra do Monte Shear Zone, situated within the Transversal Zone, Alto Moxotó Domain of the Borborema Province. The basin was filled by a volcanic-sedimentary sequence characterized by basaltic flows, lacustrine bentonitic clays, and fluvial sandstones and conglomerates of the Campos Novos Formation. The age of the overlying basalts indicates the Oligocene-Miocene boundary. The palynomorph association observed in the Campos Novos Formation presents a preliminary age from the upper Eocene to the lower Oligocene. We identified the fossil material in the sandstones and bentonitic clays. The massive lithic arkosic sandstones present planar and trough cross-bedding and include pieces of silicified wood up to 2 m in length. The bentonitic clays present greenish, light brown, and dark brown colors, with fossil remains identified at the levels of greenish and light brown bentonitic clays in the Juá II and Bravo mines. About 200 specimens of leaves, fruits, and wood fragments were collected at these site, associated with ichnofossils in vertical and horizontal tubes. Among the numerous and varied leaf remains preserved as impressions, Fabaceae, Annonaceae, Lauraceae, Burseraceae, Anacardiaceae, Myrtaceae, and Malvales types dominate. The set attests to a tropical to subtropical flora, similar to elements that grow in the coastal areas of the state of Paraíba today. Some morphotypes are also characteristic of drier regions of Central Brazil. This set has preferential affinities with globally dry and locally humid environments. It seems to have a good relation with the more arid phases that accompanied the global temperature drop intervals at the Oligocene-Miocene boundary, supporting the geological age data. https://jgsb.sgb.gov.br/index.php/journal/article/view/223PaleofloraEocene-OligoceneBentonitic claysBotanyCenozoic basins |
| spellingShingle | Cleide Regina Moura da Silva Tania Dutra Thièrs Wilberger Geysson Lages Vladimir Medeiros Oligocene - Miocene Angiosperm fossil site in the Boa Vista Basin, Paraíba State, Northeast Brazil Journal of the Geological Survey of Brazil Paleoflora Eocene-Oligocene Bentonitic clays Botany Cenozoic basins |
| title | Oligocene - Miocene Angiosperm fossil site in the Boa Vista Basin, Paraíba State, Northeast Brazil |
| title_full | Oligocene - Miocene Angiosperm fossil site in the Boa Vista Basin, Paraíba State, Northeast Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Oligocene - Miocene Angiosperm fossil site in the Boa Vista Basin, Paraíba State, Northeast Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oligocene - Miocene Angiosperm fossil site in the Boa Vista Basin, Paraíba State, Northeast Brazil |
| title_short | Oligocene - Miocene Angiosperm fossil site in the Boa Vista Basin, Paraíba State, Northeast Brazil |
| title_sort | oligocene miocene angiosperm fossil site in the boa vista basin paraiba state northeast brazil |
| topic | Paleoflora Eocene-Oligocene Bentonitic clays Botany Cenozoic basins |
| url | https://jgsb.sgb.gov.br/index.php/journal/article/view/223 |
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