Dancing Towards the End—Ecological Oscillations in Mediterranean Coral Reefs Prior to the Messinian Salinity Crisis (Calcare di Rosignano Formation, Acquabona, Tuscany, Italy)

Dancing Towards the End—Ecological Oscillations in Mediterranean Coral Reefs Prior to the Messinian Salinity Crisis (Calcare di Rosignano Formation, Acquabona, Tuscany, Italy)

The lower Messinian Calcare di Rosignano Formation (Tuscany, Italy, 43° N) preserves one of the youngest and northernmost examples of coral reefs in the Mediterranean. The outcropping succession of the Acquabona quarry consists of four main facies, namely, in ascending stratigraphic order: (1) coral...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Coletti, Alberto Vimercati, Francesca R. Bosellini, Alberto Collareta, Giulia Bosio, Adriano Guido, Alessandro Vescogni, Daniela Basso, Or M. Bialik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-10-01
Series:Geosciences
Subjects:
<i>Porites</i>
encrusting foraminifera
coralline algae
serpulids
decapods
Miocene
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/14/11/285
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