Calcareous algae from Upper Albian - Cenomanian strata of the Potiguar basin (NE Brazil)

Bruno Granier (1, 2) , Dimas Dias-Brito (3) , Ioan I. Bucur (4)

1 LDO - Domaines Océaniques
2 UEB - Université européenne de Bretagne - European University of Brittany
3 UNESP - Departamento de Geologia Aplicada
4 Department of Geology, center of Geological Integrated Studies

Calcareous Albian-Cenomanian strata in the Potiguar basin yield a number of microfossils, among which are calcareous algae (Dasycladales and Corallinales). This data, together with an inventory of previous discoveries, enabled the discussion of their biogeography. These benthic organisms probably came from the early Central Atlantic Ocean through its northwestern neck between Africa and South America and thus reached the early South Atlantic platforms.

Keywords: calcareous algae; upper aptian; Padurea Craiului; Apuseni Mountains; Romania

Domains: Paleontology

Bruno Granier, Dimas Dias-Brito, Ioan I. Bucur. Calcareous algae from Upper Albian - Cenomanian strata of the Potiguar basin (NE Brazil). Geologia Croatica, 2008, 61 (2-3), pp.297-309. ⟨insu-00401942⟩