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Ordovician ichnofossils from western slope of Southern Urals

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Ordovician deposits of the western slope of the Southern Urals are known in three structural-formational zones: West Zilair, East Zilair and in the Uraltau zone. In recent years, new data on paleontological dating have been accumulated and changes have been made to the age of regional stratigraphic units. The greatest changes affected the Uraltau zone, where the formations of the Suwanyak complex, previously attributed to the Precambrian, were given Ordovician and Silurian ages on geological maps at a scale of 1:200 000. Ichnofossils from Ordovician deposits on the western slope of the Southern Urals are described for the first time. Pronounced ichnocomplexes have been established that belong to two ichnofacies: deep-sea nereite and coastal scolitic. The nereite ichnofacies is represented by the ichnofossils Bergaueria isp., Cosmorhaphe isp., Helminthopsis isp., Megagrapton isp., the scolitic ichnofacies – Skolithos linearis Haldeman, Roziella isp., Bergaueria isp., Planolites isp. The West Zilairian part of the section was formed under the conditions of the scolitic ichnofacies, in the conditions of a shallow shelf. East Zilair and Uraltau zones — in deep-water environments at the foot of the continental slope in conditions of the nereite ichnofacies. The results obtained are in good agreement with paleontological, geochemical and sedimentological data and make it possible to use ichnofossils to make paleofacies constructions. Ордовикские отложения западного склона Южного Урала известны в трёх структурно-формационных зонах: Западнозилаирской, Восточнозилаирской и в зоне Уралтау. В последние годы накоплены новые данные по палеонтологическим датировкам и внесены изменения в возраст региональных стратиграфических подразделений. Наибольшие изменения коснулись зоны Уралтау, где свиты суванякского комплекса, ранее относимые к докембрию, на геологических картах масштаба 1:200 000 получили ордовикский и силурийский возраст. Впервые описаны ихнофоссилии из ордовикских отложений западного склона Южного Урала. Установлены выраженные ихнокомплексы, относящиеся к двум ихнофациям: глубоководной нереитовой и прибрежной — сколитовой. Нереитовая ихнофация представлена ихнофоссилиями Bergaueria isp., Cosmorhaphe isp., Helminthopsis isp., Megagrapton isp., сколитовая – Skolithos linearis Haldeman, Roziella isp., Bergaueria isp., Planolites isp. Западнозилаирская часть разреза формировалась в условиях сколитовой ихнофации, т.е. в пределах мелководного шельфа. Восточнозилаирская и зона Уралтау – в глубоководных обстановках подножия континентального склона в условиях нереитовой ихнофации. Полученные результаты хорошо согласуются с палеонтологическими, геохимическими и седиментологическими данными и позволяют привлекать ихнофоссилии для палеофациальных построений.
Title: Ordovician ichnofossils from western slope of Southern Urals
Description:
Ordovician deposits of the western slope of the Southern Urals are known in three structural-formational zones: West Zilair, East Zilair and in the Uraltau zone.
In recent years, new data on paleontological dating have been accumulated and changes have been made to the age of regional stratigraphic units.
The greatest changes affected the Uraltau zone, where the formations of the Suwanyak complex, previously attributed to the Precambrian, were given Ordovician and Silurian ages on geological maps at a scale of 1:200 000.
Ichnofossils from Ordovician deposits on the western slope of the Southern Urals are described for the first time.
Pronounced ichnocomplexes have been established that belong to two ichnofacies: deep-sea nereite and coastal scolitic.
The nereite ichnofacies is represented by the ichnofossils Bergaueria isp.
, Cosmorhaphe isp.
, Helminthopsis isp.
, Megagrapton isp.
, the scolitic ichnofacies – Skolithos linearis Haldeman, Roziella isp.
, Bergaueria isp.
, Planolites isp.
The West Zilairian part of the section was formed under the conditions of the scolitic ichnofacies, in the conditions of a shallow shelf.
East Zilair and Uraltau zones — in deep-water environments at the foot of the continental slope in conditions of the nereite ichnofacies.
The results obtained are in good agreement with paleontological, geochemical and sedimentological data and make it possible to use ichnofossils to make paleofacies constructions.
Ордовикские отложения западного склона Южного Урала известны в трёх структурно-формационных зонах: Западнозилаирской, Восточнозилаирской и в зоне Уралтау.
В последние годы накоплены новые данные по палеонтологическим датировкам и внесены изменения в возраст региональных стратиграфических подразделений.
Наибольшие изменения коснулись зоны Уралтау, где свиты суванякского комплекса, ранее относимые к докембрию, на геологических картах масштаба 1:200 000 получили ордовикский и силурийский возраст.
Впервые описаны ихнофоссилии из ордовикских отложений западного склона Южного Урала.
Установлены выраженные ихнокомплексы, относящиеся к двум ихнофациям: глубоководной нереитовой и прибрежной — сколитовой.
Нереитовая ихнофация представлена ихнофоссилиями Bergaueria isp.
, Cosmorhaphe isp.
, Helminthopsis isp.
, Megagrapton isp.
, сколитовая – Skolithos linearis Haldeman, Roziella isp.
, Bergaueria isp.
, Planolites isp.
Западнозилаирская часть разреза формировалась в условиях сколитовой ихнофации, т.
е.
в пределах мелководного шельфа.
Восточнозилаирская и зона Уралтау – в глубоководных обстановках подножия континентального склона в условиях нереитовой ихнофации.
Полученные результаты хорошо согласуются с палеонтологическими, геохимическими и седиментологическими данными и позволяют привлекать ихнофоссилии для палеофациальных построений.

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