-STRATIGRAPHIC REVISION OF MIOCENE DEPOSITS OUTCROPPING IN THE ALTO OLIVENÇA REGION, SOUTH COAST BAHIA STATE, BRAZIL. The outcropping deposits on the southern coast of the Bahia State have been commonly described as predominantly continental and lithostratigraphically to the Barreiras Formation. Furthermore, despite its regional approach, this paper presents geological data suggesting a marine infl uence during deposition of these sediments. Faciological and palynological characterization, as well as geochemical studies were integrated to stratigraphically characterize the black shales exposed in the coastal region between Ilhéus and Una, Bahia State. Based on faciological interpretation, it was possible to generate a model of facies association consisting predominantly of subtidal/intertidal deposits. The shallow marine environment is suggested by the sedimentary structures attributed to tidal processes as well as by the presence of marine palynomorphs (microfaraminifers test linings) along with woody organic material. The presence of the species Lanagiopollis crassa, Multiareolites formosus, Deltoidospora adriennis, Retimonocolpites cf. R. maximus, and Psilatricolpites divisus suggests that the outcropping shales were deposited in the Miocene, within a progressive shallowing trend, in the context of a highstand system tract, which would have developed thick shallow water shale packages interspersed with tidal sand bars, in a tide-dominated estuarine system. Key words: marine palynomorph, stratigraphy, Barreiras Formation, Rio Doce Formation, biomarkers.RESUMO -Os depósitos afl orantes no litoral sul do Estado da Bahia têm sido comumente descritos como depósitos predominantemente continentais associados à Formação Barreiras. Embora ainda de caráter regional, o presente trabalho apresenta dados que sugerem uma infl uência marinha durante a deposição destes sedimentos. Análises faciológica, palinológica e geoquímica foram integradas com o objetivo de caracterizar estratigrafi camente os sedimentos afl orantes ao longo da faixa litorânea entre as cidades de Ilhéus e Una no Estado da Bahia. Com base nas informações faciológicas foi possível reconhecer uma associação de fácies indicativa de depósitos de inframaré/intermaré em contexto costeiro. O ambiente deposicional é sugerido pelas estruturas sedimentares atribuídas aos processos de maré, bem como pela presença de palinomorfos marinhos (microforaminíferos) junto com material orgânico lenhoso. A presença das espécies: Lanagiopollis crassa, Multiareolites formosus, Deltoidospora adriennis, Retimonocolpites cf. R. maximus, e Psilatricolpites divisus, sugerem que os folhelhos afl orantes foram depositados no Mioceno. Esta deposição ocorreu dentro de uma progressiva tendência de raseamento, no contexto de um trato de sistema de mar alto, onde teriam sido desenvolvidos espessos pacotes de sedimentos fi nos de água rasa, intercalados com barras arenosas num sistema estuarino.Palavras-chave: palinomorfos marinhos, estratigrafi a, Formação Barreiras, Formação Rio...
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