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Molluscs from the Early Frasnian Goniatite Level at Kostomłoty in the Holy Cross Mountains, Poland CORE Metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk Title: Molluscs from the Early Frasnian Goniatite Level at Kostomłoty in the Holy Cross Mountains, Poland Author: Elena Jagt-Yazykova, Wojciech Krawczyński, Michał Rakociński Citation style: Jagt-Yazykova Elena, Krawczyński Wojciech, Rakociński Michał (2006). Molluscs from the Early Frasnian Goniatite Level at Kostomłoty in the Holy Cross Mountains, Poland. “Acta Palaeontologica Polonica” (2006, vol. 51, nr 4, s. 707–718) Molluscs from the Early Frasnian Goniatite Level at Kostomłoty in the Holy Cross Mountains, Poland ELENA JAGT−YAZYKOVA, WOJCIECH KRAWCZYŃSKI, and MICHAŁ RAKOCIŃSKI Jagt−Yazykova, E., Krawczyński, W., and Rakociński, M. 2006. Molluscs from the Early Frasnian Goniatite Level at Kostomłoty in the Holy Cross Mountains, Poland. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 51 (4): 707–718. The unique goniatite−rich pyritic level, 1.6 m thick, exposed at Kostomłoty (Holy Cross Mountains, central Poland) represents a distinct, local biotic event in the Early Frasnian interval corresponding to the inception of a major geo− chemical (carbon cycling) perturbation in the stagnant deep−water and oxygen−deficient Kostomłoty basin. The taxo− nomic and palaeoecologic characteristics of molluscan fossil associations from the Goniatite Level are presented. Most of the goniatitids and orthoconic nautiloids from the studied fossil assemblages are juvenile conchs or protoconchs, or incomplete phragmocones and represent the genera Acanthoclymenia and Linguatornoceras, the former being pre− dominant, and a single adult specimen probably of the genus Koenenites. In contrast, gastropods and bivalves are gen− erally well preserved and identifiable to species level. Two new species are described: a gastropod Palaeozygopleura (Bohemozyga) pyritica sp. nov. and a bivalve Glyptohallicardia multicostata sp. nov. These studied molluscs and also amphiporoids are allochthonous elements which must have been transported into the deeper settings during sea−level rise and flooding of fringing reefs (Timan Event) and/or storm events, and there were mixed with pelagic cephalopods. Probably, a sea−level rise even led to flooding of nearby areas, and thus to introduction of pelagic material (juvenile cephalopods) into reefal settings, and then back to the deeper water again by the quasi−estuarine circulation of water masses. Key words: Goniatitida, Nautiloida, Gastropoda, Bivalvia, palaeoecology, Frasnian, Devonian, Poland. Elena Jagt−Yazykova [[email protected]], Wydział Przyrodniczo−Techniczny, Uniwersytet Opolski, ul. Oleska 22, PL−45−052 Opole, Poland; Wojciech Krawczyński [[email protected]] and Michał Rakociński, Wydział Nauk o Ziemi, Uniwersytet Śląski, ul. Bę− dzińska 60, PL−41−200 Sosnowiec, Poland. Introduction Ściegnia (or Ścignia = Wzdół Plebański in Kościelniakow− ska 1967) near Bodzentyn (see Dzik 2002; Racki et al. 2004: The present paper is a continuation of a study by Racki et al. 277); Penczek (1995) presented new data on the poorly− (2004), who presented a general characteristic of the unique known fossil assemblage from there. The present paper is a Late Devonian facies at Kostomłoty (Holy Cross Mountains, part of the integrative event−stratigraphical study across the central Poland; Fig. 1), which consists of organic−rich marly Early–Middle Frasnian boundary beds (Racki et al. 2004; shales and a distinctive pyritic fossiliferous horizon, 1.6 m Pisarzowska et al. 2006), corresponding to the Palmatolepis thick, called the Goniatite Level after Racki et al. (1985). The transitans–Palmatolepis punctata zonal boundary (as for− rich Early Frasnian faunal assemblage, associated with these mally recommended by the Subcommision on Devonian diminutive goniatitids, consists of orthoconic nautiloids, ten− Stratigraphy; Ziegler and Sandberg 2001). taculitids (Styliolina), conodonts, bivalves, and gastropods, Institutional abbreviation.—GIUS, Department of Paleon− all with pyritised shells. Collections also include brachio− tology and Biostratigraphy of the University of Silesia, Sos− pods and amphiporoids, which represent a non−pyritised nowiec, Poland. fauna. Racki et al. (2004) documented the geochemical and depositional signatures of the Goniatite Level in detail, com− bined with general palaeontological−ecological description and analyses, derived from previous unpublished Master's Stratigraphic setting theses (Więzik 1984; Niemczyk 2003). This study includes an environmental reconstruction of In the Devonian time the area of the Holy Cross Mountains the Goniatite Level, as well as present some notes on previ− was divided into two distinct palaeogeographic−tectonic re− ous identifications of goniatitids, and gives a first taxonomic gions: the Łysogóry palaeolow and the Kielce palaeohigh overview of bivalves and gastropods. (Szulczewski 1971, 1995; Racki 1993). The Frasnian Dy− A coeval Frasnian goniatite−bearing facies is known only miny Reef was surrounded by two intrashelf basins: Chę− from a single locality in the northerly Łysogóry basin, at ciny−Zbrza subregion in the south and Łysogóry−Kosto− Acta Palaeontol. Pol. 51 (4): 707–718, 2006 http://app.pan.pl/acta51/app51−707.pdf 708 ACTA PALAEONTOLOGICA POLONICA 51 (4), 2006 Fig. 1. A. Location of Holy Cross Mountains against the palaeogeographic framework of the Devonian in Poland (modified after Racki 1993: fig. 1). B. Givetian–Frasnian palaeogeography of the Holy Cross Mountains (based on Racki 1993: fig. 2), with location of the Kostomłoty and Ściegnia sites. młoty subregion in the north (Racki 1993). The Kostomłoty This pyrite−rich fossiliferous horizon is essentially absent transitional zone continued further to the north into the in the nearby disused Mogiłki quarry (= Kostomłoty V, deeper Łysogóry basin, situated between the Małopolska Kt−V; Racki et al. 2004; Pisarzowska et al. 2006), ca. 2 km to Block and the East European Platform (see Szulczewski the east. In that section, centimetre−sized pyrite crusts and 1995). shaly partings occur just below the boundary between the During field works in 1996–1997 and 2003, new speci− Szydłówek and Kostomłoty beds but there are no pyritised mens of molluscs were collected by two of authors (WK and fossils. MR) of present paper, in the western corner of the Kostomłoty A similar pyrite−rich fossiliferous horizon occurs, how− II quarry (Małe Górki; section Kt−IIW in Racki et al. 2004: fig. ever, in the Ściegnia section (Łysogóry area), some 8 km 2). Lithological logs and a detailed discussion of the go− northwest of the town of Bodzentyn, and 30 km east from niatite−rich deposits have been presented in previous papers Kostomłoty (Fig. 1). Within the set B2, consisting of grey−ol− (Racki 1985; Racki et al. 1985, 2004; Racki and Bultynck ive marls and dark brown marly shales and limestone, with 1993). This fossiliferous level, dated by conodonts as upper few detrital (mainly crinoidal) intercalations, there are two Palmatolepis transitans Zone (Racki and Bultynck 1993), and shaly levels with pyritised Early Frasnian fossils within a Ancyrodella africana–Ancyrodella pramosica level (Pisarzo− 1.5 m interval (A. africana–A. pramosica conodont level; wska et al. 2006), is situated within the uppermost part of the Racki in Penczek 1995). Szydłówek Beds, and is represented by a series of partly strongly tectonically disturbed, black, marly shales and thin− bedded, homogeneous, micritic limestone. Notably, this dis− tinctive horizon documents a conspicuous biotic response to Material and methods the inception of a major geochemical perturbation in carbon cycling, and global hypoxic−transgressive Timan Events The collection studied consists of about 3000 specimens, be− (Becker and House 1997; House 2002), in the stagnant, deep− low 10 mm in size and with an average size of 3–4 mm. Most water, and oxygen−deficient Kostomłoty basin (Racki et al. of the material is strongly pyritised; a few goniatitids were 2004; Pisarzowska et al. 2006). prepared mechanically, using standard methods, but the ma− JAGT−YAZYKOVA ET AL.—EARLY FRASNIAN GONIATITE LEVEL 709 Ko sto Kostom³oty II (Ma³e Górki) Sz m yd Be ³ot ³ów ds y ek Be 48 ds Zone) 47 Middle Pa. punctata (= 45 Goniatite 42 Level KOSTOM£OTY BEDS 41 40 38 1m 37 35 34 Œciegnia 33 ? 32 51 31 26 25 45 24 Early pyrite aggregates 43 19 Pa. transitans tentaculitoids FRASNIAN (= Zone) 41 goniatites 17 erosional surface SZYD£ÓWEK BEDS 15 flat-pebble 37 conglomerates 13 2m 36 intraformational 9 breccias 35 8 fine-grained limestones 7 33 nodular limestones 1 5 32 4 31 marly shales 3 4 5 30 marly and micritic 1 29 0 limestones Shale Shale Micrite Micrite Calcirudite Calcisilt Calcisilt -calcarenite -calcarenite Fig. 2. Middle portion of the section exposed in the westerly corner at the Kostomłoty II quarry (Małe Górki), documenting the boundary between the Szydłówek and Kostomłoty Beds (Early–Middle Frasnian), and with the Goniatite Level marked (after Racki et al. 2004), as well as the upper part of Ściegnia section (after Racki in Penczek 1995). Abbreviation: Pa., Palmatolepis. jority of the specimens were extracted from the rock samples Following that, the fossiliferous residue was divided into in the laboratory. First, the material was crushed, then dis− fractions using sieve mesh widths of 0.1 and 0.3 mm and then solved in 20% acetic acid and left for a few days. Unfortu− manually picked up. Images of fossils have been prepared nately, this method was not very successful as a large portion using a Scanning Microscope, Philips XL30 ESEM/TMP of marly matrix was left. Secondly, samples were crushed, (environmental chamber—without coating). Some larger then boiled in a 5% solution of glauber salt and cooled down. specimens have been coated with NH4Cl. http://app.pan.pl/acta51/app51−707.pdf 710 ACTA PALAEONTOLOGICA POLONICA 51 (4), 2006 C 1mm A (A–B) B 0.5 mm (C–D,H,N) 10 mm E 1 E 2 (E) D F G H LM 1mm (F–G) 0.2 mm 1mm (K) K (I–J) 0.5 mm N (O) O 0.5 mm I1 I 2 J 1 J 2 P (L–M,P–Q) Q Fig. 3. Early Frasnian goniatites from the Goniatite Level at Kostomłoty II quarry (Małe Górki) and Ściegnia, Holy Cross Mountains, Poland.
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