Miocene continental sediments in Northern Hungary
Informations
- Funding country
Hungary- Acronym
- -
- URL
- -
- Start date
- 4/1/2004
- End date
- 12/31/2007
- Budget
- 12,186 EUR
Fundings
| Name | Role | Start | End | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thematic Programme | Grant | 4/1/2004 | 12/31/2007 | 12,186 EUR |
Abstract
The Miocene non marine sediments in Hungary are regarded as deficient in fossils. During the last decade we developed a methodology for the clearing up of new localities. The faunas are collected by mechanical washing of tones of sediments. Our localities are connected to the Zagyvapálfalva Clay Formation, the Fót Formation and the Sajó Valley Formation. The most fruitful localities were excavated in the Felsõtárkány Basin. During the scientific elaboration of the fossil material we give new data for the development of the continental faunas and the change of the paleoenvironment in the Carpathian Basin. We establish the regional correlation between the traditional marine stratigraphy of the Central Paratethys and the continental biochronology (MN system).