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Distribution of sedimentary organic matter in Anisian carbonate series of S Poland: evidence of third-order sea-level fluctuations

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The stratigraphic distribution of sedimentary organic matter in Anisian carbonate series of southern Poland is studied with respect to relative sea-level fluctuations. Palynofacies patterns clearly reflect transgressive–regressive trends that are interpreted in terms of third-order cyclicity. Major flooding phases are detected by maximum abundance of marine plankton in the upper Bithynian and Pelsonian. Transgressive and highstand deposits are recognized by changes in the terrestrial input of organic particles and the relative percentages and diversity of the plankton group. The palynological data support the sequence stratigraphic interpretation based on sedimentological features and geochemical signatures. The corresponding eustatic signals of sedimentary and organic facies are discussed. The study highlights the potential of palynofacies analysis for sequence stratigraphical interpretation.

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This study is part of a project on Lower Muschelkalk sequence stratigraphy supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (project Fe 435/3–1). Joachim Szulc is grateful to the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Bonn for financial support. The constructive reviews by Gordon Forbes and Volker Vahrenkamp (Petroleum Development Oman, Muscat) are gratefully acknowledged. We thank Jeremy Young (The Natural History Museum, London) for many useful remarks on the manuscript and for adjusting the English text.

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  1. Institute of Geosciences, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, 06099, Halle (Saale), Germany

    Annette E. Götz

  2. Institute of Geological Science, Jagiellonian University, 30–063, Kraków, Poland

    Joachim Szulc

  3. Department of Palaeontology, The Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, UK

    Susanne Feist-Burkhardt

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Götz, A.E., Szulc, J. & Feist-Burkhardt, S. Distribution of sedimentary organic matter in Anisian carbonate series of S Poland: evidence of third-order sea-level fluctuations. Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) 94, 267–274 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00531-005-0469-0

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