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<p>The Krems Embayment contains the westernmost fully marine depositional environments of the Karpatian and Bade-nian transgressions in the Central Paratethys. Four drill cores were investigated to analyse the bio- and lithostratigraphic, and tectonic relations. The investigated core sections cover the Karpatian Laa Formation (bio-zones M4, NN4) and the Badenian Gaindorf Formation (M5b-M6, NN4-NN5). Important biostratigraphic indicators identified are <italic>Praeorbulina glomerosa glomerosa, Praeorbulina glomerosa circularis</italic> and <italic>Orbulina suturalis</italic> for the Gaindorf Formation. The Laa Formation is indicated by the absence of <italic>Praeorbulina</italic>, <italic>Orbulina</italic> and <italic>Globigerina falconensis</italic>, low numbers of <italic>Globorotalia bykovae</italic>, and a prominent peak in <italic>Helicosphaera ampliaperta</italic> abundance at the end of the Karpatian. <italic>Cibicidoides lopjanicus</italic> and <italic>Cassigerinella</italic> spp. occur with high percentages in Badenian samples and show much longer stratigraphic ranges than known from literature data. The depositional gap at the Karpatian-Badenian boundary has a minimum duration of 0.41 My in the Krems Embayment. The combination of bio- and lithostratigraphic data allows the correlation across major faults. The Diendorf-Boskovice Fault System played an important role during basin formation and was identified as very active during the early to middle Badenian Stage. The results of this study show the complex interaction of sedimentation, tectonic activity and paleobiological developments in this peripheral part of a marginal sea.</p>
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The Krems Embayment contains the westernmost fully marine depositional environments of the Karpatian and Bade-nian transgressions in the Central Paratethys. Four drill cores were investigated to analyse the bio- and lithostratigraphic, and tectonic relations. The investigated core sections cover the Karpatian Laa Formation (bio-zones M4, NN4) and the Badenian Gaindorf Formation (M5b-M6, NN4-NN5). Important biostratigraphic indicators identified are Praeorbulina glomerosa glomerosa, Praeorbulina glomerosa circularis and Orbulina suturalis for the Gaindorf Formation. The Laa Formation is indicated by the absence of Praeorbulina, Orbulina and Globigerina falconensis, low numbers of Globorotalia bykovae, and a prominent peak in Helicosphaera ampliaperta abundance at the end of the Karpatian. Cibicidoides lopjanicus and Cassigerinella spp. occur with high percentages in Badenian samples and show much longer stratigraphic ranges than known from literature data. The depositional gap at the Karpatian-Badenian boundary has a minimum duration of 0.41 My in the Krems Embayment. The combination of bio- and lithostratigraphic data allows the correlation across major faults. The Diendorf-Boskovice Fault System played an important role during basin formation and was identified as very active during the early to middle Badenian Stage. The results of this study show the complex interaction of sedimentation, tectonic activity and paleobiological developments in this peripheral part of a marginal sea.

The Lower - Middle Miocene transition (Karpatian – Badenian) in the Krems Embayment (Central Paratethys, Lower Austria): a multistrati-graphic approach and the role of the Diendorf-Boskovice Fault System.

Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences

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The Krems Embayment contains the westernmost fully marine depositional environments of the Karpatian and Bade-nian transgressions in the Central Paratethys....

The Lower - Middle Miocene transition (Karpatian – Badenian) in the Krems Embayment (Central Paratethys, Lower Austria): a multistrati-graphic approach and the role of the Diendorf-Boskovice Fault System.

Published Online: Jun 30, 2023

Page range: 117 - 134

Received: Mar 09, 2023

Accepted: Jun 22, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17738/ajes.2023.0006

Keywords
Lower to Middle Miocene, Badenian, Karpatian, Lower Austria, foraminifera, calcareous nannoplankton, Diendorf-Boskovice Fault System

© 2023 Holger Gebhardt et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

The Lower - Middle Miocene transition (Karpatian – Badenian) in the Krems Embayment (Central Paratethys, Lower Austria): a multistrati-graphic approach and the role of the Diendorf-Boskovice Fault System.

Published Online: Jun 30, 2023

Page range: 117 - 134

Received: Mar 09, 2023

Accepted: Jun 22, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17738/ajes.2023.0006

KeywordsLower to Middle Miocene, Badenian, Karpatian, Lower Austria, foraminifera, calcareous nannoplankton, Diendorf-Boskovice Fault System

© 2023 Holger Gebhardt et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Lower to Middle Miocene, Badenian, Karpatian, Lower Austria, foraminifera, calcareous nannoplankton, Diendorf-Boskovice Fault System