Interactions climat-eustatisme-tectonique. Les enseignements et perspectives du Crétacé supérieur (Cénomanien-Coniacien)
Abstract
A recent detailed analysis of southeastern France upper Cretaceous series has evidenced that Cenomanian-Turonian and Turonian-Coniacian boundaries are marked by quick and large amplitude relative sea level changes. Comparisons with other sections in different worldwide basins are coincident with the observations pointed out in southeast France. We establish: (1) high-frequency synchronous events in different geodynamic settings, (2) the superposition of various hierarchically eustatic cycles i.e. the superimposition of high-frequency oscillations on a third-order trend. Two possible mechanisms responsible of these observations are emphasized and discussed: glacio-eustasy versus high-frequency tectonics.
- Publication:
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Geodinamica Acta
- Pub Date:
- December 1998
- DOI:
- 10.1016/S0985-3111(99)80016-3
- Bibcode:
- 1998GeoAc..11..253M