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Abstract:

A coarse-grained sandstone bed of Cretaceous/Paleogene (K/Pg) boundary age occurs in a homogeneous neritic shelf mudstone sequence (Jagüel Formation) in the Neuquén Basin of Argentina. This bed, 15 - 25 cm thick, contains abundant plagioclase, broken shells and sharks' teeth. Sedimentological features include an erosive base, abundant rip-up clasts, normal grading and hummocky cross-bedding. The K/Pg boundary age of the bed was confirmed by calcareous nannofossils. Similar to other sections in the Gulf Coast region and the Danish Basin, a "dead zone" significantly depleted in macrofossils is evident in the basal 1 m above the clastic layer. In combination, these features suggest that the clastic layer represents a tsunami deposit that was related to the Chicxulub impact event in Yucatan/Mexico. Mechanisms of tsunami wave amplification in this extremely distal and somewhat protected setting are poorly understood but the funnel-shape of the basin may have promoted the unusually strong sedimentological response. © 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Título:A tsunami deposit at the Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary in the Neuquén Basin of Argentina
Autor:Scasso, R.A.; Concheyro, A.; Aberhan, M.; Hecht, L.; Medina, F.A.; Tagle, R.
Filiación:Departamento de Ciencias Geologicas, FCEN, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Museum für Naturkunde, Institut für Paläontologie, Humboldt-Universität Berlin, Invalidenstr. 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany
Museum für Naturkunde, Institut für Mineralogie, Humboldt-Universität Berlin, Invalidenstr. 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany
Palabras clave:Argentina; Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary; Mass extinction; Patagonia; Tsunami; Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary; mass extinction; meteorite; storm deposit; tsunami; Argentina; Neuquen Basin; South America; Western Hemisphere; World; Chondrichthyes
Año:2005
Volumen:26
Número:2
Página de inicio:283
Página de fin:297
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2004.12.003
Título revista:Cretaceous Research
Título revista abreviado:Cretaceous Res.
ISSN:01956671
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_01956671_v26_n2_p283_Scasso

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Scasso, R.A., Concheyro, A., Aberhan, M., Hecht, L., Medina, F.A. & Tagle, R. (2005) . A tsunami deposit at the Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary in the Neuquén Basin of Argentina. Cretaceous Research, 26(2), 283-297.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2004.12.003
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Scasso, R.A., Concheyro, A., Aberhan, M., Hecht, L., Medina, F.A., Tagle, R. "A tsunami deposit at the Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary in the Neuquén Basin of Argentina" . Cretaceous Research 26, no. 2 (2005) : 283-297.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2004.12.003
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Scasso, R.A., Concheyro, A., Aberhan, M., Hecht, L., Medina, F.A., Tagle, R. "A tsunami deposit at the Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary in the Neuquén Basin of Argentina" . Cretaceous Research, vol. 26, no. 2, 2005, pp. 283-297.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2004.12.003
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Scasso, R.A., Concheyro, A., Aberhan, M., Hecht, L., Medina, F.A., Tagle, R. A tsunami deposit at the Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary in the Neuquén Basin of Argentina. Cretaceous Res. 2005;26(2):283-297.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2004.12.003