R Prainha Algal Crust - Biostrome (3)

Location Occurrences

Occurrences
VS Scientific Name Archipelago Island Location Min/Max Age
Stratigraphy Data
DesignationPrainha Algal Crust - Biostrome (3)
Strata Number3
StatusAccepted
Parent StrataPrainha & Praia do Calhau Section
Unit TypeLithostratigraphy
ScopeLocal
LithologyCalcareous coralline algal biostrome
Max Thickness (m)0.5
Top - Base Age (Ma)0.1225 - 0.125
Chronostratigraphy - min/max ageMarine Isotope Substage 5e
Stratigraphy verification statusTrusted
Added byMadeira, P.
Added date2024-02-27 16:00:00

References

Age Reference
Martinson, D. G., Pisias, N. G., Hays, J. D., Imbrie, J., Moore, T. C., & Shackleton, N. J. (1987). Age dating and the orbital theory of the ice ages: development of a high-resolution 0 to 300,000-year Chronostratigraphy. 1–29. Quaternary research. 27. 1. https://doi.org/10.1016/0033-5894(87)90046-9.

Stratigraphy After
Ávila, S. P., Ramalho, R. S., Habermann, J. M., & Titschack, J. (2018). The marine fossil record at Santa Maria Island (Azores). U. Kueppers, & C. Beier. Volcanoes of the Azores: Revealing the Geological Secrets of the Central Northern Atlantic Islands. 155–196. Springer, Berlin. Active Volcanoes of the World. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32226-6_9.