Upper Jurassic ammonite biostratigraphy and facies studies in the Gerecse and Pilis Mts (Transdanubian Central Range, Hungary)
Informations
- Funding country
Hungary- Acronym
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- URL
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- Start date
- 7/1/2007
- End date
- 6/30/2011
- Budget
- 9,691 EUR
Fundings
| Name | Role | Start | End | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thematic Programme | Grant | 7/1/2007 | 6/30/2011 | 9,691 EUR |
Abstract
Studies on Jurassic sequences of Hungary had been started more than hundred years ago, and the well documented profiles are known among specialist all over the world. However, the Upper Jurassic system of the Gerecse Mts. was out of focus, only the Paprét-ravine profile and its fauna was published in details (Vigh, 1984). To fill the gap, the aim of the present project is to give a detailed, complex evaluation of some Upper Jurassic profiles, their ammonite fauna, concentrating to the Gerecse and Pilis Mts (Transdanubian Central Range). The planned investigation based on a representative ammonite fauna colleted by the Hungarian Geological Survey in the 1980's. The work was supervised by József Konda and resulted more than 3000 ammonite specimens from the Upper Jurassic strata of eleven sections of the Gerecse and Pilis Mts. The age of the fauna ranges from Oxfordian to Tithonian. Revision of old ammonite collections of historical value, from the same region and age, stored in the Geological Survey, is also projected. Besides paleontological researches, extensive study of Upper Jurassic rocks and facies is also planned. Sedimentological and mikrofacies investigations of the same profiles are planned in a joint manner with dr. Géza Császár as senior co-worker. Previous works related to Upper Jurassic system of the Gerecse and Pilis Mts were published by the applicant and his colleagues (Fõzy 1993; Fõzy I., Kázmér M. & Szente I. 1994; Fõzy I. & G. Meléndez 1996). The main purpose of the project is to give a comprehensive evaluation on the Upper Jurassic ammonite biostratigraphy and facies succession of the north-eastern part of the Transdanubian Central Range. The work may have lead us to a better understanding of the Late Jurassic Tethyan ammonite assemblages as well as the paleogeographic development of the region.