scholarly journals A review of the lower and middle Miocene of northern Belgium

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (3-4) ◽  
Author(s):  
STEPHEN LOUWYE ◽  
Jef DECKERS ◽  
JASPER VERHAEGEN ◽  
RIEKO ADRIAENS ◽  
Noël VANDENBERGHE
Keyword(s):  
Middle Miocene ◽  
National Commission ◽  
Geological Correlation ◽  
Dinoflagellate Cyst ◽  
Doctoral Research ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Roer Valley Graben ◽  
Subsurface Mapping

The stratigraphy, sedimentology and paleogeography of the lower and middle Miocene Berchem and Bolderberg Formations from northern Belgium have been extensively studied during the last decades, a.o. in the framework of doctoral research, as parts of subsurface mapping and interregional geological correlation initiatives by governmental organizations. The last formal stratigraphical revision on formation level, however, almost dates from two decades ago, notwithstanding the fact that a wealth of new data has become available. A compilation and assessment of the stratigraphical data of the lower and middle Miocene has been carried out and a refined stratigraphical framework—based on dinoflagellate cyst stratigraphy—is presented. Recommendations for the National Commission for Stratigraphy of Belgium are proposed. A new member, the Molenbeersel member, is proposed for the glauconite-bearing silts and fine sands in the upper part of the Bolderberg Formation in the Roer Valley Graben.

scholarly journals Re-study of some dinoflagellate cysts from the Oligocene and Miocene of Germany

1984 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
William A. S. Sarjeant
Keyword(s):  
Middle Miocene ◽  
Type Material ◽  
New Combination ◽  
Late Oligocene ◽  
Dinoflagellate Cysts ◽  
Dinoflagellate Cyst ◽  
Northwest Germany ◽  
Senior Synonym ◽  
First Time

Abstract. The type material of six dinoflagellate cyst species from the Late Oligocene to Middle Miocene of northwest Germany, described originally by Gerlach (1961), is reillustrated and redescribed. It is shown to include representatives of nine species. Areosphaeridium (ex: Baltisphaeridium) pectiniforme is found to be a senior synonym of Areosphaeridium multicornutum Eaton. Systematophora placacantha is considered to be a senior synonym of Cleistosphaeridium (ex: Baltisphaeridium) panniforme (Gerlach). The new combination Rhynchodiniopsis tenuitabulata (Gerlarch) is proposed. Revised diagnoses for these three species and for Leptodinium membranigerum (Gerlach), Achomosphaera triangulata (Gerlach) and Lejeunecysta hyalina (Gerlach) are proposed. The morphology of a form described here for the first time, and tentatively attributed to Phthanoperidinium, is considered perhaps to imply a separate origin for the Phthanoperidiniaceae: for that reason familial, rather than tribal, rank is preferred for that group. The stratigraphical ranges of the nine species here recognised and of two others of Gerlach’s species redescribed in earlier papers are detailed; elimination of misattributed forms means that these ranges are shorter than the published literature suggests.

Shallow marine Lower and Middle Miocene deposits at the southern margin of the North Sea Basin (northern Belgium): dinoflagellate cyst biostratigraphy and depositional history

2000 ◽  
Vol 137 (4) ◽  
pp. 381-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. LOUWYE ◽  
J. DE CONINCK ◽  
J. VERNIERS
Keyword(s):  
North Sea ◽  
Depositional Environment ◽  
Middle Miocene ◽  
Depositional History ◽  
Shallow Marine ◽  
Dinoflagellate Cyst ◽  
Southern North Sea ◽  
The North ◽  
Southern Margin ◽  
The North Sea

Detailed dinoflagellate cyst analysis of the Lower–Middle Miocene Berchem Formation at the southernmost margin of the North Sea Basin (northern Belgium) allowed a precise biostratigraphical positioning and a reconstruction of the depositional history. The two lower members of the formation (Edegem Sands and decalcified Kiel Sands) are biostratigraphically regarded as one unit since no significant break within the dinocyst assemblages is observed. The base of this late (or latest) Aquitanian–Burdigalian unit coincides with sequence boundary Aq3/Bur1 as defined by Hardenbol and others, in work published in 1998. A hiatus at the Lower–Middle Miocene transition separates the upper member (the Antwerpen Sands) from the underlying member. The greater part of the Antwerpen Sands were deposited in a Langhian (latest Burdigalian?)–middle Serravallian interval. The base of this unit coincides with sequence boundary Bur5/Lan1. Biostratigraphical correlation points to a diachronous post-depositional decalcification within the formation since parts of the decalcified Kiel Sands can be correlated with parts of the calcareous fossil-bearing section, up to now interpreted as Antwerpen Sands. The dinoflagellate cyst assemblages are dominated by species with a inner neritic preference, although higher numbers of oceanic taxa in the upper part of the formation indicate incursions of oceanic watermasses into the confined depositional environment of the southern North Sea Basin.

scholarly journals Dinoflagellate cysts from the Pannonian (late Miocene) "white marls" in Pécs-Danitzpuszta, southern Hungary

2021 ◽  
Vol 151 (3) ◽  
pp. 267-274
Author(s):  
Krešimir Krizmanić ◽  
Krisztina Sebe ◽  
Imre Magyar
Keyword(s):  
Late Miocene ◽  
Depositional Environment ◽  
Middle Miocene ◽  
Dinoflagellate Cysts ◽  
Middle Segment ◽  
Lake Pannon ◽  
Dinoflagellate Cyst ◽  
Upper Miocene ◽  
Reference Section

Dinoflagellate-cyst based biostratigraphy is an important tool in the stratigraphical subdivision and correlation of the Neogene Lake Pannon deposits. A total of 66 palynological samples were investigated from the Pannonian (upper Miocene) marl succession exposed in the Pécs-Danitzpuszta sand pit in order to evaluate the biostratigraphical assignment and constrain the age of the strata. Earlier attempts to recover dinoflagellate cysts from this important reference section had failed. In our material, six samples contained well-preserved palynomorphs. One sample from the lower part of the succession (D25) contained a probably reworked middle Miocene assemblage. Samples from the middle segment of the succession (D3, D2, D1) indicate the Pontiadinium pecsvaradensis Zone (ca. 10.8 to 10.6 Ma). Samples from the top of the marl (D219, D221) did not give additional stratigraphic information (P. pecsvaradensis Zone or younger). The palynofacies of samples D3 to D221 indicates a relatively distal, calm, occasionally oxygen-deficient, probably deep depositional environment.

scholarly journals Dinoflagellate cysts and acritarchs from the Miocene Zonderschot sands, northern Belgium: stratigraphic significance and correlation with contiguous areas

2001 ◽  
Vol 3 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 55-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen LOUWYE
Keyword(s):  
North Sea ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Middle Miocene ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Early Miocene ◽  
Dinoflagellate Cysts ◽  
Shallow Marine ◽  
Dinoflagellate Cyst ◽  
Marine Realm ◽  
Oceanic Species

A palynological investigation of the Miocene Zonderschot Sands (Berchem Formation) from the type locality Zonderschot (northern Belgium) has revealed the presence of a diverse dinoflagellate cyst and acritarch association. The dinoflagellates reflect a shallow marine environment, although the oceanic species Nematosphaeropsis and Impagidinium are prominent in the association and indicate the presence of an oceanic influence. This can be explained only by the depositional area being located at the very southern margin of the relatively isolated North Sea Basin during a period of maximum landward extent of the marine realm. A precise biostratigraphical correlation of the Zonderschot Sands with the Antwerpen Sands (Berchem Formation) from the Antwerp area is established. Biostratigraphical evaluation of key dinoflagellate cyst species indicates a latest Burdigalian (latest Early Miocene) - (earliest?) Langhian (early Middle Miocene) age for the Zonderschot Sands.

Integrated stratigraphy and palaeoecology of the Lower and Middle Miocene of the Porcupine Basin

2007 ◽  
Vol 145 (3) ◽  
pp. 321-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
STEPHEN LOUWYE ◽  
ANNELEEN FOUBERT ◽  
KENNETH MERTENS ◽  
DAVID VAN ROOIJ ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Continental Margin ◽  
Middle Miocene ◽  
Middle Pleistocene ◽  
Carbonate Mounds ◽  
Dinoflagellate Cyst ◽  
Early Neogene ◽  
Porcupine Basin ◽  
Oceanic Species ◽  
Cooling Phase ◽  
Erosional Event

AbstractA high-resolution palynological analysis and a detailed palaeomagnetic study of a marine sequence recovered during IODP Expedition Leg 307 in the Porcupine Basin southwest of Ireland provide new insights into the regional depositional history and palaeoenvironmental evolution during Early Neogene times. The Hole 1318B studied was drilled on the upper slope of the continental margin in a water depth of 409 m, upslope from a province of carbonate mounds (the Belgica mound province). The diverse and well-preserved dinoflagellate cyst associations consist typically of deep neritic and oceanic species, mixed with a neritic component transported from the shelf, reflecting the deep depositional setting at the continental margin. The palaeomagnetic record together with the ranges of key dinoflagellate cyst species constrain the age of the studied sequence between 16.7 Ma and 12.01 Ma, that is, between the late Burdigalian and late Serravallian. The distinct unconformity terminating the Miocene sequence correlates to the global sequence boundary Ser4/Tor1 dated at 10.5 Ma, and represents, according to previous extensive seismic studies, a basin-wide erosional event. The overlying sediments are of Middle Pleistocene or younger age. Downslope from IODP Site 1318, carbonate mounds root on the erosional surface. The dinoflagellate cyst associations from the Porcupine Basin distinctly mirror the global cooling phase following the Middle Miocene Climatic Optimum. Cooling phase Mi3, a short-lived glaciation, is particularly well expressed and here dated at 13.6 Ma. The palynomorph record furthermore indicates a reduction of the productivity and an increase of oceanic oligotrophic species after 14 Ma, suggesting a reduction or perhaps even a shutdown of the upwelling.

scholarly journals Human Rights Education in India: Perspectives and Practices

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 3044-3049
Author(s):  
K. M. Ashifa
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Human Rights Education ◽  
National Commission ◽  
Environmental Harm ◽  
Protective Mechanism ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The People ◽  
Education In India ◽  
The Media

Human rights education is highly relevant to promote protective mechanism against discrimination and equity among the people. It is a mechanism by which people learn about their rights and the rights of others in participative and immersive learning.“Human rights education in India became more relevant because the public received attention from nongovernmental organisations, the media and litigators of public concern to increasingly violated human rights, cases of custodian abuse, mass detentions without trial, bonded and child labour and environmental harm and the like”(Ashifa,2020). The work of the “National Commission for Human Rights (NHRC)” became more influential and led to this new ethos. The present investigation tried to identify the human rights education initiative by various governmental and non-governmental organizations in India.

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