Integrated multi-stratigraphic study of the Coll de Terrers late Permian–Early Triassic continental succession from the Catalan Pyrenees (NE Iberian Peninsula): A geologic reference record for equatorial Pangaea

Abstract

To cite this version:Eudald Mujal, Josep Fortuny, Jordi Pérez-Cano, Jaume Dinarès-Turell, Jordi Ibáñez-Insa, et al.. Integrated multi-stratigraphic study of the Coll de Terrers late Permian-Early Triassic continental succession from the Catalan Pyrenees (NE Iberian Peninsula): A geologic reference record for equatorial Pangaea. Global and Planetary Change, Elsevier, 2017, 159, pp

Reply to the comment on “Integrated multi-stratigraphic study of the Coll de Terrers late Permian–Early Triassic continental succession from the Catalan Pyrenees (NE Iberian Peninsula): A geologic reference record for equatorial Pangaea” by Eudald Mujal, Josep Fortuny, Jordi Pérez-Cano, Jaume Dinarès-Turell, Jordi Ibáñez-Insa, Oriol Oms, Isabel Vila, Arnau Bolet, Pere Anadón [Global and Planetary Change 159 (2017) 46–60]

“…Ronchi et al (in press) contest the assignment of a sandy-clayey redbed succession to the Permian upper URU, by interpreting that such succession corresponds to the upper part of the Triassic Buntsandstein facies unit. However, such an interpretation is in contrast with their section 2.1 when the authors state that "these facies do not correspond to the "upper URU" as interpreted by Mujal et al (2017a) but eventually they represent the "lower URU"". Therefore, the comment is unclear by ascribing the same portion of the succession (upper URU of Mujal et al, 2017a) to two different units.…”

“…The uppermost Permian and lowermost Triassic terrestrial successions of the Catalan Pyrenees (NE Iberian Peninsula) are grouped in two major depositional units primarily defined by Gisbert (1981): the Upper Red Unit (URU; middle-late Permian) and the Buntsandstein facies unit (Early-Middle Triassic). Mujal et al (2017a) analysed a newly discovered section, Coll de Terrers, where a potential sedimentary continuity throughout the Permian-Triassic boundary was suggested. The comment by Ronchi et al (in press) questions the stratigraphic interpretation of the analysed strata from the Coll de Terrers section by Mujal et al (2017a).…”

“…Mujal et al (2017a) analysed a newly discovered section, Coll de Terrers, where a potential sedimentary continuity throughout the Permian-Triassic boundary was suggested. The comment by Ronchi et al (in press) questions the stratigraphic interpretation of the analysed strata from the Coll de Terrers section by Mujal et al (2017a).…”

“…The URU can be split in the lower and upper sub-units (henceforth, lower URU and upper URU), as it has also been well-characterised in different Pyrenean areas by Gisbert (1981), Speksnijder (1985), Robles and Llompart (1987), Gretter et al (2015) and Mujal et al (2016a). The only work that studied the relatively inaccessible Coll de Terrers area is that by Mujal et al (2017a). On this regard, it is worth to note that Mujal et al (2017a) did not "present their geological maps of the Coll de Terrers section (Figs.…”

“…The only work that studied the relatively inaccessible Coll de Terrers area is that by Mujal et al (2017a). On this regard, it is worth to note that Mujal et al (2017a) did not "present their geological maps of the Coll de Terrers section (Figs. 1C, 2A) as taken from Hartevelt (1970) and Gisbert (1981) with modifications" as stated by Ronchi et al (in press): 1) the regional map (Mujal et al, 2017a, Fig.…”