Distinct sea-level fluctuations and deposition of a megaclast horizon in the neritic Rauchkofel Limestone (Wolayer area, Carnic Alps) correlate with the Lochkov–Prag Event

Abstract

AbstractDistinctive facies change and magnetic susceptibility across the neritic Rauchkofel Limestone (Central Carnic Alps) document specific sea-level fluctuations that are related to the Lochkov–Prag Event. This is supported by a positive shift in the carbon isotope signal of about 1.5‰ and a distinct decline in conodont biodiversity during the late Lochkovian. A transgressive interval during the late Lochkovian is followed by a regressive phase indicated by an eye-catching megaclast horizon of early Pragian age. Some of the boulders within that horizon reach up to 10 m in diameter. A model explaining regional depositional patterns is provided.