A horizon with large, massive corals in growth position was discovered in the Paleocene, probably upper Danian, part of the Maastrichtian-Paleocene Lefipán Formation of Chubut (Patagonia, Argentina). All corals belong to one species, the cosmopolitan Haimesiastraea conferta Vaughan, which survived the end-Cretaceous mass extinction. The occurrence of massive corals at this site is exceptional both because of the siliciclastic depositional regime and because of the high palaeolatitude setting. An unusual autecology of this coral and strongly reduced sedimentation rates, were probably the prerequisites for coral growth, but a link to palaeoclimate is less likely.
Este trabajo se realizó a partir de la hipótesis de trabajo: "los centros volcánicos emplazados alrededor y por encima del domo resurgente de la caldera Vilama (Puna argentina-Altiplano boliviano) con posterioridad a su colapso, son representantes de la Etapa de Postcolapso de dicha caldera". De acuerdo con el modelo clásico de calderas resurgentes, para cumplir con dicha condición los centros volcánicos deberían estar formados por rocas derivadas del magma restante en la cámara magmática luego de la erupción formadora de la caldera. Para someter a prueba a esta hipótesis de trabajo se realizó un estudio petrológico de los centros volcánicos referidos, y luego se los comparó con la Ignimbrita Vilama, representante de la Etapa de Colapso de la caldera.
tron microprobe point analysis or the modern backscattered electron image calibration by means of quantitative energy or wavelength dispersive X-ray analysis at a few selected points.
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