Aeolian dune development in an Albian arid coastal braidplain system in Serranía de Cuenca (Iberian Basin, Spain)
- Carlos A. Bueno-Cebollada 1
- Nieves Meléndez-Hevía 1
- 1 Universidad Complutense, España
ISSN: 0213-683X
Year of publication: 2018
Issue Title: Comunicaciones presentadas en la LXIV Sesión Científica / Ávila, 1 de Junio de 2018
Issue: 64
Pages: 27-30
Type: Article
More publications in: Geogaceta
Abstract
The Utrillas Sandstone Group is an Albian to Cenomanian clastic succession which is widely spread along most areas in the Iberian Basin. In the Southwestern sector (Serranía de Cuenca) an arid braidplain was developed and connected to the Tethys towards SE, thus some facies associations present tidal features. Aeolian dune development within the arid braidplain system was possible, although as a minor feature. This paper aims: 1) to describe the facies associations of the arid braidplain regarding their different origin, and 2) to study and interpret aeolian dune accumulations based on the granulometric study of 5 samples and on the outcrop study of the geometry and surfaces hierarchy.
Funding information
This paper is included in the research project CGL2014-52163 (MINECO, of the Spanish Government). This paper is part of an ongoing PhD thesis, which is being performed in the research group ”Paleoclima-tología y cambio global” of UCM. We are also grateful to the reviewers of this paper, Dr. A.R. Soria and Dr. J.M. Molina, for their helpful advice.Funders
- University of California Merced United States
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Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
Spain
- CGL2014-52163