Abstract
AbstractThe palaeoenvironments of the upper Palaeozoic succession in the eastern foot slopes of the Northern Galala Plateau, west of the Gulf of Suez, Egypt, are interpreted based on a detailed study of the sequence-stratigraphic framework, sedimentary facies and trace fossils. The upper Carboniferous–lower Permian Aheimer Formation has been studied in its type section exposed in Wadi Aheimer. Three unconformities bound four 3rd-order depositional sequences, including the upper Carboniferous DS NG 1, and the lower Permian DS NG 2‒4. These sequences are correlated with their counterparts on the North African and Arabian plates. The sedimentary facies characteristics indicate palaeoenvironments ranging from fluvial, estuarine, intertidal, shallow subtidal, shoreface to offshore transitional settings. The abundant and diverse ichno-assemblages are composed of horizontal, vertical and sub-vertical traces. At least 26 ichnotaxa have been identified, representing suites of the Glossifungites, proximal Cruziana, and proximal-archetypal Cruziana ichnofacies. Ichnofabric analysis revealed three distinct ichnofabrics: Tisoa, Schaubcylindrichnus and Zoophycos ichnofabrics. The trace and body fossil distribution and trophic structure of some of the recorded faunal assemblages confirm relatively stable and low-stress shallow-marine environments. In contrast, the trophic structure of some other assemblages indicates the influence of particular environmental parameters, including substrate consistency, bathymetry, water energy, productivity, rate of sedimentation, salinity and oxygen availability. The integrated results indicate that the sequences were formed during an interval dominated by different perturbations that resulted in a wide spectrum of depositional features. Moreover, evidence for Carboniferous–Permian glaciation is tentatively established in North Egypt but require further investigations.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Paleontology,Stratigraphy,Geology
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