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The Permian–Triassic boundary in continental sedimentary succession at the SE margin of the Central European Basin (Holy Cross Mountains, Poland)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2020

Karol Jewuła Open the ORCID record for Karol Jewuła [Opens in a new window] ,
Wiesław Trela  and
Anna Fijałkowska-Mader
Karol Jewuła*
Affiliation:
Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Senacka 1, 31-002Kraków, Poland
Wiesław Trela
Affiliation:
Polish Geological Institute – National Research Institute, Zgoda 21, 25-953Kielce, Poland
Anna Fijałkowska-Mader
Affiliation:
Polish Geological Institute – National Research Institute, Zgoda 21, 25-953Kielce, Poland
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Author for correspondence: Karol Jewuła, Email: k.jewula@ingpan.krakow.pl
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Abstract

We studied the upper Permian and Lower Triassic deposits from the northern and northwestern marginal part of the Holy Cross Mountains (SE part of the Central European Basin or CEB, Poland) to examine stratigraphic continuity between these two systems, and to revise the currently existing stratigraphic framework. A previously existing informal lithostratigraphic scheme has been revisited and placed in a broader chronostratigraphic and palaeoenvironmental context. Sedimentary continuity across the Permian–Triassic (P/T) boundary has been confirmed by the presence of Lueckisporites virkkiae Bc morphological norm and Lundbladispora obsoleta–Protohaploxypinus pantii palynomorphs. Facies development reflects an interplay between climatic variations and tectonism during late Permian – Early Triassic time. The P/T boundary was placed between the Siodła Formation and overlying Szczukowice and Jaworzna formations, which coincides with the classical Zechstein–Buntsandstein boundary in the SE part of the CEB. The facies changes recorded in the studied terrestrial succession of the P/T boundary shed light on the environmental dynamic prior, during and after one of the biggest biotic crises in Earth’s history.

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LithostratigraphyPermian–TriassicZechsteinBuntsandsteinCentral European BasinPoland
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Geological Magazine , Volume 157 , Issue 11 , November 2020 , pp. 1767 - 1780
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