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Cambio cíclico en las comunidades lacustres del Triásico tardío
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|August 25, 1978
Resumen
Los ecosistemas de lagos del Triásico tardío en Carolina del Norte y Virginia revelan patrones cíclicos de vida y extinción. Estos antiguos lagos meromíticos experimentaron un desarrollo y una desaparición repetitivos, evidenciados por los ensamblajes fósiles.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Paleontología Paleontología.
- La sedimentología sedimentológica.
- Paleoecología Paleoecología.
Sus antecedentes:
- El grupo del río Dan en Carolina del Norte y Virginia contiene rocas sedimentarias del Triásico Tardío.
- Comprender los antiguos ecosistemas lacustres proporciona información sobre las condiciones ambientales pasadas y los procesos evolutivos.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para caracterizar un recientemente descubierto conjunto de fósiles de lagos y orillas del Triásico Tardío del Grupo del Río Dan.
- Investigar la relación entre los ciclos sedimentarios y los cambios faunísticos y florales en estos antiguos lagos.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis paleontológico sistemático de restos fósiles (reptiles acuáticos, peces, insectos, crustáceos, flora).
- Análisis de las fachadas sedimentarias para identificar e interpretar los ciclos de deposición.
- Correlación de las ocurrencias fósiles con los ciclos sedimentarios identificados.
Principales resultados:
- Descubrimiento de un conjunto de fósiles diversos que incluyen reptiles acuáticos, peces, diversos insectos, crustáceos y flora.
- Identificación de patrones sedimentarios cíclicos dentro de las rocas del Grupo del Río Dan.
- Correlación entre los cambios faunísticos y florales y los ciclos sedimentarios, indicando dinámicas repetitivas del lago.
Conclusiones:
- El registro fósil indica la formación y extinción repetidas de grandes lagos meromíticos durante el Triásico Tardío en la cuenca del río Dan.
- La evidencia sedimentaria y fósil apunta a cambios ambientales cíclicos que influyen en los ecosistemas de los lagos.
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