Slope breccias colonized by bivalves and serpulids during the Middle Jurassic (Subbetic, SE Spain)

• Published in: Facies Vol. 54; no. 3; pp. 403 - 415
• Main Authors: Navarro, Vicente, Reolid, Matías, Molina, J. Miguel, Ruiz-Ortiz, Pedro A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.08.2008; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biogeosciences; Bivalvia; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Ecology; Energy; Geochemistry; Geology; Jurassic; Mollusks; Original Article; Paleontology; Plankton; Population density; Sedimentology; Shallow water; Spain, Andalucia, Jaen; Spain, Andalucia, Betic Cordilleras; Slope breccias; Bivalves; Bioherms; Palaeoenvironment; Serpulids; Taphonomy; Spain

The Middle Jurassic of the Intermediate Domain, in the northern Subbetic (External zones of the Betic Cordillera, SE, Spain), reveals the transition from hemipelagic limestones (Baños Formation) to overlying shallow-water oolitic limestones (Jabalcuz Formation). Near La Guardia (Jaén), the basal par...