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dc.contributor.authorMenezes, Maurícius Nascimentopt_BR
dc.contributor.authorDal’ Bó, Patrick Führpt_BR
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Jon J.pt_BR
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Amanda Goulartpt_BR
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-30T04:31:22Zpt_BR
dc.date.issued2021pt_BR
dc.identifier.issn0031-0182pt_BR
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10183/220326pt_BR
dc.description.abstractIn arid and semi-arid climates, soil development is strongly influenced by seasonal patterns and biogenic activity, and often results in pervasive pedogenic horizons consisting of highly concentrated carbonate. In Brazil, such horizons enriched in calcium carbonate are common and relatively well-studied in paleosols of the Upper Cretaceous Marília Formation. However, detailed analyses on the sequence of mineral precipitation phases and the role of organisms in these processes are still lacking. The present work describes eight argillic and calcic horizons characterized by different degrees of carbonate accumulation. Argillic horizons show translocation clay structures and weak to moderate cementation by calcium carbonate. Calcic horizons contain moderate to high carbonate accumulations ranging from powdery coatings to nodular masses of micrite. Carbonate distribution in these horizons is preserved largely as carbonate-cemented macropores produced by such ichnofossils as Planolites, Taenidium, Naktodemasis, Skolithos, Palaeophycus and calcareous rhizocretions. Moreover, stable isotope data, respired soil CO2 function, and cathodeluminescence (CL) of the paleosol samples were used to evaluate soil paleovegetation, paleoproductivity, and the distinctive stages of calcite precipitation. Stable isotopic analysis suggests that paleovegetation cover in the paleosols was predominantly C3-photosynthsizing plants. The relationship between bioturbation indices and soil respiration suggests a positive pattern of paleoproductivity controlled by higher moisture conditions and the increased activity of soil fauna. Finally, CL imaging shows that there were multiple stages of carbonate precipitation with both α-type and β-type fabrics that are interpreted as abiotic and biotic processes during pedogenesis.en
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dc.language.isoengpt_BR
dc.relation.ispartofPalaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology. Vol. 571 (2021), e110375pt_BR
dc.rightsOpen Accessen
dc.subjectPaleovegetaçãopt_BR
dc.subjectContinental ichnologyen
dc.subjectEchaporã Memberen
dc.titleThe influence of ancient soil biota on the precipitation and distribution of pedogenic carbonate in paleosols of the Marília Formation (Upper Cretaceous, Brazil)pt_BR
dc.typeArtigo de periódicopt_BR
dc.identifier.nrb001124945pt_BR
dc.type.originEstrangeiropt_BR


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