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Les ammonites de l'oolite de balin (Pologne); nouvelles données et réinterprétation stratigraphique

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The description of an ammonite fauna from the "Oolithe de Balin" allows to partly revise the taxa described in the last century by WAAGEN, NEUMAYR, UHLIG, TEISSEYRE and SIEMIRADZKI in this famous Middle Jurassic formation of Southern Poland. The recognized taxa belong to the genera Phlycticeras, Paroxycerites, Paroeocotraustes, Alcidellus, Clydoniceras, Homoeoplanulites, Bullatimorphites and Macrocephalites. The stratigraphic range of their species concerns a Late Bathonian (Retrocostatum Zone and Discus Zone) to Early Callovian (Herveyi Zone, Koenigi Zone and Calloviense Zone pars.) interval, possibly also the base of the Middle Callovian. The comparison between this fauna and the Western Europe ones, especially those recently described from the Swabian and Franconian Jura in South Western Germany, allows to reconsider the validity of several taxa; the taxonomic status of Macrocephalites jacquoti (H. DOUVILLÉ), which must be considered as a nomen oblitum, is especially discussed. The ferrugineous deposits of Balin are condensed and reworked (partly by the quaternary periglacial effects), and located at the Bathonian - Callovian boundary; the ammonite fauna has a typically submediterranean composition.
... Bolęcin: This site is about 6 km to the east of the town of Chrzanów, between Katowice and Kraków, Polish Jura (Fig. 1B). The trench dug in a nearby wood exposed highly fossiliferous, condensed sandy limestone with abundant quartz pebbles and ooids, which most probably correspond to the so-called "Balin Oolite" of upper Bathonian-lower Callovian (Middle Jurassic), with possible base of middle Callovian present (Tarkowski et al. 1994;Mangold et al. 1996;Taylor 2008). The presence of a diverse macrofauna, including ammonites (Mangold et al. 1996), may indicate an open marine palaeoenvironment. ...
... The trench dug in a nearby wood exposed highly fossiliferous, condensed sandy limestone with abundant quartz pebbles and ooids, which most probably correspond to the so-called "Balin Oolite" of upper Bathonian-lower Callovian (Middle Jurassic), with possible base of middle Callovian present (Tarkowski et al. 1994;Mangold et al. 1996;Taylor 2008). The presence of a diverse macrofauna, including ammonites (Mangold et al. 1996), may indicate an open marine palaeoenvironment. Tube-dwelling polychaetes were found encrusting various shells and skeletal remains of different mollusks. ...
... Hardgrounds.-Serpulids and sabellids from hardgrounds are derived from two localities (Zalas and Bolęcin) of slightly different in palaeoecological conditions. Limited supply of sediment and resulting time-averaging (Giżejewska and Wieczorek 1977;Tarkowski et al. 1994;Mangold et al. 1996;Taylor 2008;Zatoń et al. 2011b) strongly influenced encrustation patterns of both communities. The species richness of tube-dwelling polychaetes in these localities could have resulted from favorable palaeoenvironmental conditions and long-term exposure of the hard substrates; however, some time-averaging responsible for the final assemblage preserved is not excluded (Taylor 2008;Zatoń et al. 2011b). ...
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... Polychaete tubes are attached to various fossils such as bivalves, gastropods, ammonites, and belemnites, which act as substrates for these episkeletozoans (sensu [33]). Using ammonite fauna [34], the Balin Oolite was dated as Upper Bathonian (Retrocostatum and Discus zones) to Lower Callovian (Herveyi, Koenigi, and Calloviense zones), with a possible base of the Middle Callovian (Jason Zone) also present (see [35]). The stratigraphic ranges of diverse ammonite genera and low thickness (less than 1 m) of reworked deposits indicate that the carbonates are condensed, as previously noted by Tarkowski et al. [36] and Mangold et al. [34]. ...
... Using ammonite fauna [34], the Balin Oolite was dated as Upper Bathonian (Retrocostatum and Discus zones) to Lower Callovian (Herveyi, Koenigi, and Calloviense zones), with a possible base of the Middle Callovian (Jason Zone) also present (see [35]). The stratigraphic ranges of diverse ammonite genera and low thickness (less than 1 m) of reworked deposits indicate that the carbonates are condensed, as previously noted by Tarkowski et al. [36] and Mangold et al. [34]. The presence of diverse fauna, including ammonites (e.g., [34]), may indicate an open marine paleoenvironment. ...
... The stratigraphic ranges of diverse ammonite genera and low thickness (less than 1 m) of reworked deposits indicate that the carbonates are condensed, as previously noted by Tarkowski et al. [36] and Mangold et al. [34]. The presence of diverse fauna, including ammonites (e.g., [34]), may indicate an open marine paleoenvironment. In total, 1,011 polychaete tubes were inspected, of which 589 were well-preserved. ...
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... С переходом на подзональные и инфраподзональные подразделения в настоящее время эти разрезы вновь привлекли к себе внимание. Помимо стратотипических, келловейские разрезы, ставшие классическимми, пересматривают во Франции (Бургундия [Courville et al., 1998,]), Польше (Балин [Tarkowski et al., 1994;Mangold et al., 1996]), в Германии [Callomon et al., 1989 и др.]. Необходимость переописания разрезов связана еще и с тем, что многие из них являются справочными (референтными), или потому, что из них происходят голотипы, типовые серии, образцы из монографических коллекций и др., для которых зачастую требуется установить более точный возраст. ...
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... As the Balin cyclostomes revised by Taylor (2009) come from condensed deposits of Late Bathonian-Early Callovian and probably also earliest Middle Callovian age (Mangold et al. 1996), the new fauna described here not only supplements this data, but also significantly enlarges our knowledge about cyclostome bryozoans of strictly Callovian age. ...
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... Â ge : Les derniers travaux sur la biostratigraphie des ammonites du Callovien (Callomon, 1971(Callomon, , 1980Thierry, 1978 ;Dietl, 1981 ;Callomon et al., 1987Callomon et al., , 1992Page, 1989 ;Dietl, 1994 ;Mangold et al., 1996 ;Thierry et al., 1997 ;Dietl et Gygi, 1998) Fig. 4(3) pour la vue orale). Thierry,p. ...
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