- Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences
- Vol: 21 Issue: 3
- Ichnology of the Miocene Güneyce Formation (Southwest Turkey): Oxygenation and Sedimentation Dynamic...
Ichnology of the Miocene Güneyce Formation (Southwest Turkey): Oxygenation and Sedimentation Dynamics
Authors : Jan Kresten Nielsen, Muhittin Görmüş, Kubilay Uysal & Süveyla Kanbur, Süveyla Kanbur
Pages : 391-405
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Publication Date : 9999-12-31
Article Type : Makaleler
Abstract :The Güneyce Formation is well exposed in the Lake District of southwestern Turkey. It was deposited in the early Miocene in the Neotethys ocean and contains a large variety of trace fossils. The following ichnotaxa were recognized: Chondrites intricatus, C. targionii, ?Cosmorhaphe isp., Helminthopsis isp., Helminthorhaphe flexuosa, Lorenzinia isp., Naviculichnium marginatum, ?Nereites isp., Ophiomorpha rudis, ?Phycosiphon incertum, Planolites beverleyensis, cf. Rhizocorallium isp. and Thalassinoides suevicus. There is a lateral trend from proximal turbiditic successions to distal low-oxygen shaly mudstone. Ophiomorpha rudis ichnosubfacies, Paleodictyon ichnosubfacies of the Nereites ichnofacies and Zoophycos ichnofacies were identified.Keywords : trace fossils, turbidites, ichnofacies, oxygenation, Neotethys