Facies character and skeletal composition of heterozoan carbonates in a high-energy confined embayment (Miocene, Finale Ligure Limestone, NW Italy)

• Published in: Sedimentary geology Vol. 438; p. 106209
• Main Authors: Della Porta, Giovanna, Nembrini, Mattia, Berra, Fabrizio, Vertino, Agostina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.08.2022
• Subjects: Embayment; Finale Ligure; Heterozoan carbonates; Miocene; Stylasterid corals; Subaqueous dunes; Finale Ligure; Miocene; Heterozoan carbonates; Subaqueous dunes; Embayment; Stylasterid corals

During the early and middle Miocene, diverse photozoan to heterozoan carbonate and mixed carbonate-siliciclastic depositional systems characterized the Mediterranean region at palaeo-latitudes of 30–40°N, during a time of warm climate. These systems ranged from carbonate ramp to rimmed platforms to...