Title: An integrated stratigraphy of the Pannonian (Late Miocene) in the Vienna Basin
Abstract: The Upper Miocene Pannonian stage is represented in the Vienna Basin by an up to 1200 m thick siliciclastic succession comprising lacustrine and terrestrial deposits. The Pannonian is a crucial time in the development of the Vienna Basin as it is characterised by the retreat of Lake Pannon from the Vienna Basin giving place to terrestrial-fluvial settings. Here, for the first time, we integrate the maze of Pannonian lithostratigraphic terms and zones used by palaeontologists, oil companies and field geologists into a rigid lithostratigraphic scheme. This concept allows a clear correlation of surface outcrops with the basin-fill. The letter-zones of Papp (1951) are refined and applied to representative well-logs. This and the integration of biostratigraphic and magnetostratigraphic data, allow a strongly improved estimation of the chronostratigraphic content of each zone.
Publication Year: 2004
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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